WhizardHat
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Hey y'all. This is one of my first recipes built from the ground up. I know I made a mistake with my aroma hops (used bittering instead of aroma), and I could tell when I racked to the bottling bucket. I took a sample and it tastes like really bitter hops in water. Hopefully it mellows out with some age and carbonation. I was shooting for a resiny-aroma with a slight hop bitterness. At this point, yes still very green, it's just plain bitter.
What do you think, what could I have done differently? How long should this age for it to be suitable to a palate that's not a huge fan of IPAs (I like 'em, just not my go-to)? Might it be ready for a party in mid-April?
Grain bill:
8# 2 Row
2# Munich
1# Crystal 40
.5# Crystal 80
.5# Flaked Barley
3oz black malt
Hops:
60min: 1oz Nugget
15min: 1oz Chinook
Flameout: 1oz Chinook
Dryhop: 1oz Cascade 7 days
Yeast: S05
Mashed around 150 (low temp may have contributed to zero malt backbone?) for 60mins, followed by flameout at 162.
What do you think, what could I have done differently? How long should this age for it to be suitable to a palate that's not a huge fan of IPAs (I like 'em, just not my go-to)? Might it be ready for a party in mid-April?
Grain bill:
8# 2 Row
2# Munich
1# Crystal 40
.5# Crystal 80
.5# Flaked Barley
3oz black malt
Hops:
60min: 1oz Nugget
15min: 1oz Chinook
Flameout: 1oz Chinook
Dryhop: 1oz Cascade 7 days
Yeast: S05
Mashed around 150 (low temp may have contributed to zero malt backbone?) for 60mins, followed by flameout at 162.
