grnich
Well-Known Member
I made a hoegaarden clone a few weeks ago from Beer Captured. Last night, tried it for the first time. I must say, it's pretty good beer, but tastes nothing like Hoegaarden.
It has a real hoppy flavor to it. Which isn't a bad thing, but I wouldn't call Hoegaarden hoppy. I followed the recipe to the letter pretty much.
However, I did have to leave it for over a week in the primary because the Wyeast Witbier yeast was really slow to ferment and I did not strain my wort. Could the hoppy flavor be caused by the leftover hops sitting in the trub from the boil for over a week?
If that's the case, I guess I'll be straining from now on.
It has a real hoppy flavor to it. Which isn't a bad thing, but I wouldn't call Hoegaarden hoppy. I followed the recipe to the letter pretty much.
However, I did have to leave it for over a week in the primary because the Wyeast Witbier yeast was really slow to ferment and I did not strain my wort. Could the hoppy flavor be caused by the leftover hops sitting in the trub from the boil for over a week?
If that's the case, I guess I'll be straining from now on.