Simps
Well-Known Member
So this year I brewed my first home-grown hops beer. It was an amber-rye and turned out great except for 1 problem, it's not even close to as bitter as I was expecting. I realize there are many things that affect the bitterness of beer, and the first thing everyone is thinking is "What were your quantities and schedule" but that's not the point of my post.
I was wondering if there are specific growing conditions you can control to increase the ammount of alpha acids or altar the proportion of alpha to beta. I did a quick search on the forum and it didn't turn up any results so if there is an older post, I apologize and could you link it?
Otherwise I am wondering if anyone noticed from year to year anything they did that affected the bitterness of their hops. Observations on things like Soil pH, Sunlight, Watering, Fertilizing, hugging them every day or chanting naked at the turn of the solstice that might improve the bitterness. Thanks for reading.
I was wondering if there are specific growing conditions you can control to increase the ammount of alpha acids or altar the proportion of alpha to beta. I did a quick search on the forum and it didn't turn up any results so if there is an older post, I apologize and could you link it?
Otherwise I am wondering if anyone noticed from year to year anything they did that affected the bitterness of their hops. Observations on things like Soil pH, Sunlight, Watering, Fertilizing, hugging them every day or chanting naked at the turn of the solstice that might improve the bitterness. Thanks for reading.