midnight rider
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I brewed a batch of this on 24th January, adding the hop pellets on 31st January. I bottled it on 14th February (old romantic that I am). Everything by the book except I left it in the FV for 3 weeks and not the recommended 2 (I always do this; in my experience it improves the brew).
The problem: It is still very cloudy. It doesn't look like it will ever clear. All the same I tried a bottle and it tastes incredibly hoppy - the citrus/grapefruit flavour is overpowering. In addition, the sediment had not fully settled out: on tipping the bottle the sediment shifted with the beer.
Something has gone wrong here and I wondered if I could do anything to recover it. I've previously taken the view that time solves most things, but three months in this really should have cleared and the taste settled down a bit.
Thank you for any suggestions.
MR.
The problem: It is still very cloudy. It doesn't look like it will ever clear. All the same I tried a bottle and it tastes incredibly hoppy - the citrus/grapefruit flavour is overpowering. In addition, the sediment had not fully settled out: on tipping the bottle the sediment shifted with the beer.
Something has gone wrong here and I wondered if I could do anything to recover it. I've previously taken the view that time solves most things, but three months in this really should have cleared and the taste settled down a bit.
Thank you for any suggestions.
MR.
