cokerwk
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I made a black rye IPA that was remarkable before dry hopping. I then dry hopped with 1 oz of Citra and 1 oz of Amarillo in a weighted bag for three days. I then removed the hop bag and added a new bag containing another 1 oz of Citra and 1 oz of Amarillo for another three days. I then removed the hop bag and crash cooled at 35 degrees for four days.
Now that the beer is carbed and on tap, the beer has a harsh aftertaste. I almost believe it feels like a fine hop dust in suspension, but that may be my imagination. I'm left with a bitter taste long after finishing the beer.
The beer before that was dry hopped without Citra and it was great, but before that I made another IPA that was dry hopped with Citra. I had the same problem with that beer, only more harsh. It never cleared up and I had to dump it since it was completely undrinkable. Dumping beer is a sin.
I seem to think the two ounces of Citra is my black rye IPA is the problem. Has anyone else had this experience, and if so, is there anything I can do to fix this?
Thanks.
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I made a black rye IPA that was remarkable before dry hopping. I then dry hopped with 1 oz of Citra and 1 oz of Amarillo in a weighted bag for three days. I then removed the hop bag and added a new bag containing another 1 oz of Citra and 1 oz of Amarillo for another three days. I then removed the hop bag and crash cooled at 35 degrees for four days.
Now that the beer is carbed and on tap, the beer has a harsh aftertaste. I almost believe it feels like a fine hop dust in suspension, but that may be my imagination. I'm left with a bitter taste long after finishing the beer.
The beer before that was dry hopped without Citra and it was great, but before that I made another IPA that was dry hopped with Citra. I had the same problem with that beer, only more harsh. It never cleared up and I had to dump it since it was completely undrinkable. Dumping beer is a sin.
I seem to think the two ounces of Citra is my black rye IPA is the problem. Has anyone else had this experience, and if so, is there anything I can do to fix this?
Thanks.
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