Trident Hop Hazy IPA tastes like grass clippings…MAJOR grass clippings.

[Architect-Dave]

I brewed a Hazy IPA using the Thiolized Cosmic Punch yeast and some Phantasm Powder. Base was 5# 2-Row Pale, 5# Pilsner, 3# Pale Wheat, and 2# Flaked Oats. Added 1 oz. Trident Hops at 30 min., 3 oz. At hop stand for about 10 minutes and dry hopped with 2 oz. Trident after fermentation for 2 days. The beer smells AWESOME - lots of fruitiness, some citrus, very bright. I tasted it while bottling and it tastes worse than lawn clippings steeped in mud (i have no experience with that, but using my imagination here). The beer is completely undrinkable. Does that go away or am I dumping 44 bottles of beer today?

 

[skibb]

Sounds like it is just green. If it smells great it should eventually taste great given time for hop polyphenols to settle out

 

[Architect-Dave]

Sounds like it is just green. If it smells great it should eventually taste great given time for hop polyphenols to settle out

Oooh, really?! Cool! Because, damn, it smells awesome!

 

[Architect-Dave]

I should also say that the hops smelled good when i opened up the packages. No grassy smell there. It fermented like a beast - even clogged my blow-off tube. Beer looks and smells like it should. Just hoping that letting it ‘age’ while it bottle conditions is enough time and that having to let it sit for a few more weeks after that won’t ruin the freshness of the IPA.

 

[Bobby_M]

I want to remain hopeful for you here but I do find that thiols smell amazing and taste earthy/dank.

 

[Architect-Dave]

I had a neighbor come over who knows beer (owns a bar and has taken courses at Samuel Adams) try it. It is a dumper. Will try again in cooler weather when I can get the liquid yeast.