HodgsonsBrewer
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My 2IPA has a high alcohol warmness to it. I have read that this will mellow with time. Should I allow it to stay in its secondary or should I let it mellow during bottle conditioning?
High alcohol taste.. very warm
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Six_O_Turbo
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It will mellow in the bottle, but it may take a while. Was your fermentation temp high? A proper fermentation should eliminate this from the start.
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HodgsonsBrewer
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Yes my temp was set at 66F. My starter on the other hand really wasn't big enough. I added wlp001 to a 1000ml flask and let it go for two days on a stir plate. 8 hours before pitching I turned i stirrer off to let the slurry settle out. The slurry was only MAYBE an inch thick in the 1000ml flask. I OG was 1.088.
EricCSU
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That is nowhere close to enough yeast, which is probably your problem. Yeast stress can produce that hot alcohol flavor. I hope it mellows out in the bottle, but I can't say for sure whether it will or not.
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