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I used Ella hops and DME to make a pale ale about 2 months ago. Similar recipe I have used 3 or 4 times and this time I got a beer with a semi smoky taste.
I steeped some Victory malt for 20 min (7 oz), added the DME (4lbs) boiled for 30 min. Added 7oz of DME as a late edition and this produced 4 gallons in the fermenter. Used US-05. 2 weeks primary, 1 week secondary and it cleared up real nice. Has a gold color to it, darker than a Helle but not as bright. Use RO water. Made a second beer that day with the same water (a lager) and it is fantastic. So I don't think it is water.
Here's the flavor. The after taste reminds me of the Lebanese dish baba ganoush. Slight roasted and smoky. After 3 weeks in the bottle it has gotten better. At 10 days it was more prevalent. At 23 days (last night) it was better
Could it just be the hop? .5 oz added at 20 min, 1.5oz added at 5min. No scorching of the DME in the pot.
ABV cal is 5.5 and online calc says IBU is 25. I used a spider so I expect that IBU to be slightly lower.
I steeped some Victory malt for 20 min (7 oz), added the DME (4lbs) boiled for 30 min. Added 7oz of DME as a late edition and this produced 4 gallons in the fermenter. Used US-05. 2 weeks primary, 1 week secondary and it cleared up real nice. Has a gold color to it, darker than a Helle but not as bright. Use RO water. Made a second beer that day with the same water (a lager) and it is fantastic. So I don't think it is water.
Here's the flavor. The after taste reminds me of the Lebanese dish baba ganoush. Slight roasted and smoky. After 3 weeks in the bottle it has gotten better. At 10 days it was more prevalent. At 23 days (last night) it was better
Could it just be the hop? .5 oz added at 20 min, 1.5oz added at 5min. No scorching of the DME in the pot.
ABV cal is 5.5 and online calc says IBU is 25. I used a spider so I expect that IBU to be slightly lower.