Good afternoon Everyone,
First off, I am conditioned brewer, but this is my first time on a homebrew forum. I have brewed one clone, and the rest of my brews have been my own recipe. I am no pro though. I always have a few questions that I kind of just ignore, but my curiosity has nagged at me long enough. I opened my pale ale on sunday. That was exactly 2 weeks in bottles. It was fairly cloudy, very hoppy for the small amount of hops I used (cascade at .75oz at 60 min & .75oz at 30 min), and made me burp more than I would like to admit. the flavor stuck with me for a while. Now I just tried it at 2 weeks to see how it was doing. I didn't expect it to be anywhere near ready (I hoped though). From your experience, what changes from week 2 to week 3 in the bottles? Do you try one every week? does the hoppiness actually go down, or is it not a significant decrease. Are the characteristics I described a textbook "green" brew? Any input and story sharing is greatly appreciated.
First off, I am conditioned brewer, but this is my first time on a homebrew forum. I have brewed one clone, and the rest of my brews have been my own recipe. I am no pro though. I always have a few questions that I kind of just ignore, but my curiosity has nagged at me long enough. I opened my pale ale on sunday. That was exactly 2 weeks in bottles. It was fairly cloudy, very hoppy for the small amount of hops I used (cascade at .75oz at 60 min & .75oz at 30 min), and made me burp more than I would like to admit. the flavor stuck with me for a while. Now I just tried it at 2 weeks to see how it was doing. I didn't expect it to be anywhere near ready (I hoped though). From your experience, what changes from week 2 to week 3 in the bottles? Do you try one every week? does the hoppiness actually go down, or is it not a significant decrease. Are the characteristics I described a textbook "green" brew? Any input and story sharing is greatly appreciated.