Wal Posted November 27, 2012 Share Posted November 27, 2012 It's a personal preference' date=' some people throw them in loose, some use a bag, some wrap them in chux cloth. I think the only real issue with throwing them in loose is that people have reported the hop matter blocking up their bottlers. [/quote'] Damn it - I was about to post here as well, but you beat me again!!! [crying] . Um... You did post here [unsure] Yeah, good point, what I should have said was that I was about to post pretty much the same thing. Von Blotto is too quick on the draw for me!!! [roll] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dalet3 Posted December 24, 2012 Author Share Posted December 24, 2012 So my 1st brew was quite good! Only problem with it is there is quite a bitter aftertaste, any ideas what could of caused this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 24, 2012 Share Posted December 24, 2012 Hi Dalet3. For us to comment on why you felt there "is quite a bitter aftertaste...", we'd need to see your recipe list, how you brewed it, & more importantly, how much hops you added & at what intervals you added them into your brew to see where the unliked bitterness you speak of may have come from. Anthony. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dalet3 Posted December 27, 2012 Author Share Posted December 27, 2012 Ok thanks, this was how it was done. Boiled 2 litres of water with 200g of raw sugar Once boiling added 25g of cascade hope pellets & boiled for 10 mins. Added coopers APA, brew enhancer & continued to boil. Added mixture to fermentation tank & filled to 22 litres. After 5 days added further 25g of hop pellets (dry hopped without bag) 2 days later another 10g of pellets added. Botlled after 14 days (from day 1) in 355ml bottles using 2g of white sugar to condition bottles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 27, 2012 Share Posted December 27, 2012 Hi Dalet3. Boiled 2 litres of water with 200g of raw sugar Once boiling added 25g of cascade hope pellets & boiled for 10 mins. Added coopers APA, brew enhancer & continued to boil. This is the area where your unwanted added bitterness has come from. When you added in the APA kit tin & the brew enhancer, how much longer did you boil for? The volume of boiled water that you added the APA kit tin + the enhancer into is also a concern here. Anthony. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamH1525226084 Posted December 28, 2012 Share Posted December 28, 2012 Hi Dalet3. When you added in the APA kit tin & the brew enhancer, how much longer did you boil for? The volume of boiled water that you added the APA kit tin + the enhancer into is also a concern here. Anthony. Hi Dalet3. You should change the t to a K - Dalek [lol] To expand on Lusty's last post.... Because the APA can is already hopped, boiling it means you may increase the bitterness, just like if you were boiling the hop pellets. The APA doesn't really have any flavour/aroma hopping so I wouldn't expect it to be too bad. If it was an English Bitter or IPA then you would drive off the aroma hopping of the can. Boiled 2 litres of water with 200g of raw sugar Once boiling added 25g of cascade hope pellets & boiled for 10 mins. Added coopers APA, brew enhancer & continued to boil. We need to know the total time boiling with the cascade pellets in. Also, bitterness will soften with age, so you may just need to give it more time to sort itself out for your pallet [happy] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 28, 2012 Share Posted December 28, 2012 so will any flavour... suck it up and drink it [biggrin], you can maybe blend it with another beer as you go? or.. Get hold of some Hop flowers and put into a jug? It wont actually lessen the bitterness but will lessen the 'perceived bitterness' The isomerised AA's in the can will continue to gain bitterness with any further boiling. Think of it just like extending a boil from 60 to 90 mins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PB2 Posted December 28, 2012 Share Posted December 28, 2012 The isomerised AA's in the can will continue to gain bitterness with any further boiling. Think of it just like extending a boil from 60 to 90 mins. This statement, in isolation, is incorrect but I'm guessing you are referring to the recipe, which has 25g of Cascade hop pellets present in the boil, yeah? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 28, 2012 Share Posted December 28, 2012 agreed, was a poor choice of words.. 'boiled with' would have been better [innocent] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dalet3 Posted January 12, 2013 Author Share Posted January 12, 2013 Nasty bitterness has gone now & tastes great. For my next brew was thinking Of using Coopers IPA Or Coopers sparkling ale, cascade hops & some other hops. Anyone got any advice on this & what hops will compliment the cascade? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Posted January 12, 2013 Share Posted January 12, 2013 You are lucky with Cascade. I have found that cascade pretty much goes with everything and often makes the other hop better. I love Galaxy but galaxy & cascade together is sensational [love] Out of the more common hops you could use Amarillo, galaxy, Nelson Sauvin. The list is huge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dalet3 Posted January 13, 2013 Author Share Posted January 13, 2013 You think they will work well with the IPA kit? Also been thinking of using US-05 yeast? Is that much difference compared to the yeast provided? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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