Taste tested 2.5 gallon pale ale after primary and it was delicious (warm and flat but still good). No off flavors detectable.
Decided to dry hop because I guess I wanted to push my luck.
Dry hopped and cold crashed in the secondary with 0.5oz YCHHops Falconer's Flight 11.8% alpha for 72 hours, racked to keg after 5 days.
Tasted during racking and there was a distinct grass? hay? cardboard? flavor right in the middle of the taste. Some research would point to improperly stored hops, the high AA in the hops, or oxidation. No concrete explanation.
Can anyone explain why this may have happened? Any fixes? Do I dump? Thanks for your help.
Some additional notes:
-Noticed some white matter in the bottom of the secondary carboy, but I think this is protein from cold crashing settling at the bottom.
-Hops were bought two weeks ago, some were used in the brew, and then stored in a ziploc bag in the fridge.
-Used a fine mesh bag that was "squeezed" coming out of the neck of the carboy.
Decided to dry hop because I guess I wanted to push my luck.
Dry hopped and cold crashed in the secondary with 0.5oz YCHHops Falconer's Flight 11.8% alpha for 72 hours, racked to keg after 5 days.
Tasted during racking and there was a distinct grass? hay? cardboard? flavor right in the middle of the taste. Some research would point to improperly stored hops, the high AA in the hops, or oxidation. No concrete explanation.
Can anyone explain why this may have happened? Any fixes? Do I dump? Thanks for your help.
Some additional notes:
-Noticed some white matter in the bottom of the secondary carboy, but I think this is protein from cold crashing settling at the bottom.
-Hops were bought two weeks ago, some were used in the brew, and then stored in a ziploc bag in the fridge.
-Used a fine mesh bag that was "squeezed" coming out of the neck of the carboy.