Is this normal when tasting the hydro sample before kegging? It has a super spicy bite to it, but everything else seems dead on, the smell, and color, etc. I imagine the hops smooth out quite a bit? Anyone experience this?
NEIPA Super Spicy?
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Upthewazzu
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Yeah, you're tasting a ton of hop acid. Give it another 2 weeks or so in the keg.
No matter what anyone says, these NEIPA's are still best after a ~2 week rest.
No matter what anyone says, these NEIPA's are still best after a ~2 week rest.
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Cool. Thanks for that. I was afraid I ruined it. It will definitely rest in the keg for a few weeks. I'm kegging after 12 days and dry hopping a bit more in the keg. Does that sound right?
More likely to be yeast bite than anything about the hops...
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Mine all have that when they're young. Give it a week and you'll probably be good to go.
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I would have thought so, but that harsh spiciness was there in the wort before fermenting, right after the hop stand, too.
My guess is you're chewing hop particles. I would either crash before transferring to the keg or pick up a clear beer draught system. I have had an issue a few times with what I would describe as a harsh bitterness that would mellow over time but CBDS seems to have cleared that up for me.
