An IPA success story ! :)

[dimmy32]

I wanted to thank everyone for advice given on my post about bottling and racking to the secondary.
I did my IPA and used the advice of Revvy for bottling . Skipped the secondary totally.

The IPA sat for only a week and a half in 48 / 500 mls Ez-cap bottles.

I couldn't wait to try it out....my first impressions....

first off, I love hops ..the fresher the better. IPA is the ultimate beer imo.

I opened a bottle to find the carbonation was quite robust already.
The beer is a reddish gold color, with a smell if esters and phenols...very fruity.
The taste is immediately bitter , gravelly and coarse , followed by a gorgeous malty sweetness. Then the cascade hops kicked in and really impressed me.

Obviously this beer needs some time to mellow out...the fruity esters sort of overpowered the taste somewhat.
I havent been brewing beer in over 10 years, and felt very unconfident getting back into it....but thanks to the help I got on this forum, everything turned out much better than I expected , despite a few mistakes I made along the way.

I'm hoping after another 2 weeks of aging, this IPA will be quite amazing. It already is very well balanced...not too sweet, but lots of malty intensity...and a ****load of fresh hops, which I love.

thanks again guys !

 

[Mexicanconnection2002]

Congrats! This forum has a ton of information for making good beer.

 

[SOB_OCDAVE]

Congrats! Once your carbonation levels are right, some time in cold storage (34 - 38 deg) will really help bring the flavors together and make that beer shine! I cold store mine in kegs and the longer they sit the better they get!

 

[dimmy32]

Mmmm..I'll put the bottles in my basement.
It should be interesting to see how the beer changes after 2 more weeks.