Rolly
Well-Known Member
Just brewed my first batch...an American Brown Ale. I just cracked my first one to give it an open-minded taste test after conditioning for two weeks. It tastes great, but the bitterness is a little more than I expected.
I did a full 5 gallon boil that got pretty vigorous. My 60 min addition per the recipe was 1oz of US Goldings. Since the kit instructions were not written for a full boil, I held back a few of the pellets, but didn't measure or anything (no scale). It's still pretty bitter...so not as balanced as I was expecting.
So will another few weeks in the bottle make the bitterness subside and balance out a little?
Thanks
I did a full 5 gallon boil that got pretty vigorous. My 60 min addition per the recipe was 1oz of US Goldings. Since the kit instructions were not written for a full boil, I held back a few of the pellets, but didn't measure or anything (no scale). It's still pretty bitter...so not as balanced as I was expecting.
So will another few weeks in the bottle make the bitterness subside and balance out a little?
Thanks