TheMagnanimous
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I just brewed my first batch ever, an IPA recipe kit from Brewer's Best (recipe in link below) and my only mistake I'm aware of was that I added the aroma hops toward the beginning of the boil, instead of at the last 5 minutes.
I left it in the primary fermenter for 13 days, then bottled. I drank one tonight and it was well-carbed and I was happy with the taste, but it just seemed more like a slightly sweet amber ale than a hoppy IPA. Will it start tasting like an IPA after conditioning for a few weeks?
P.S. It fermented at a very stable 70F and maintained that temp post-bottling.
http://www.brewersbestkits.com/recipes.html
I left it in the primary fermenter for 13 days, then bottled. I drank one tonight and it was well-carbed and I was happy with the taste, but it just seemed more like a slightly sweet amber ale than a hoppy IPA. Will it start tasting like an IPA after conditioning for a few weeks?
P.S. It fermented at a very stable 70F and maintained that temp post-bottling.
http://www.brewersbestkits.com/recipes.html