Dry-hop vegetal flavors: Will they condition out?

[CharlosCarlies]

I brewed a basic APA 2-3 weeks ago and up until the dry-hop it tasted really solid. After 4-5 days of dry-hopping there's a definite vegetal flavor and a bit of harsh bitterness that is pretty unpleasant.

- Used 8 oz of Cascade for 15 gallons. Is this way too much? I was planning on using 5-6 oz, but only had 8 oz left so just finished off the bag.
- Leaf hops and it was the same batch I used for the brew day. Should have been pretty fresh on brew day, and they were stored in a ziploc bag in my fridge for the 2-3 weeks before dry-hopping.
- I cold-crashed the fermentor a couple days after adding the dry hops.

I'm not noticing a lot more aroma yet, but more than anything I'm obviously concerned about it being drinkable. Will the vegetal flavors condition out somewhat at cold temperatures?

Thanks!

 

[hoppyhoppyhippo]

8 oz sounds kinda heavy for an APA. 5 would probably have been better, your hopping is closer to like a Pliny clone dry hopping.

I would guess the flavors will mellow out. It shouldn't add any harsh bitterness with dry hopping since it adds no IBUs. It's probably ok.

 

[CharlosCarlies]

In retrospect it was definitely more than necessary, but I suppose that's how you learn.

I'm just surprised that the flavor is so noticeable after only 4-5 days. Seems like a lot of ppl say vegetal/grassy flavors only show up after several weeks.

 

[julian81]

What happened with this beer? Did the vegetal/grassy flavors eventually subside after conditioning in the keg/bottle? I'm having the exact same issue in my beer (I used only 2oz dry hop) and it tasted amazing before the DH - now it tastes all vegetal...

Any feedback would be appreciated. Thanks!

 

[tagz]

I would appreciate any additional info as well. My hop beers go from nice bright hop flavors to harsh vegetal mess pretty fast. All my hoppy beers taste the same... Gross.

 

[Herky21]

I had a harshly vegetal black IPA and the flavors will definitely mellow and completely fade with time.