IPA gone extremely bitter after 2 months

[Bonde]

Sorry for not getting back to you Barbleue… Forgot all about it in the craze of work.

Well actually I’m done with the cascades for a while too I believe. There are just something strange going on with ageing these beers without some sort of stabilization (which will be my next test). There must be some sort of degradation of hop oil that produces some sort of off flavor that some of us might be quite sensitive too… Or maybe I’m just shooting in the dark now. I’ll give this cascade one last shot, and brew up a mayor hopped IPA with only cascades, then we’ll see. fresh hops this time, so now there shouldn’t be any “old hop” factor.

I am not experiencing the problem you have with Notty… actually I went away (almost) from using dry yeast… Believe it or not… same story almost. I never find it satisfactory with fx. US05, there is this off thing, but very subtle. No prob’s with 1056 or 001.

How did the Mauribrew turn out?

 

[Barbebleue]

Hi:

The IPA I made with Cascade and Mauribrew had the same unfortunate bitter/astringent taste....so yes, I trully believe it is the Cascade and nothing else. It has been a year since I have been struggling with that problem! just unbelievable. I only brew once a month so it takes a while for me to experiment and then get the results. I wish I would brew more but I just do not have the time.
Mauribrew in itself did not pack the sediment as notty did so, in that aspect, I like Notty better.

My current batch is an all amarillo IPA with US05. I have great hopes for that one.

Also, recently got some centennial, I am pretty excited.

I should receive a BrewMagic system very soon, but that is another thread.

Cheers!