louis macneice
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I have made the mistake of brewing full sized brews with hops that I find really not great. Fortunately, my over cooked (no chill) brews with admiral in at 20g as a sixty minute hope are moderating a bit as they get older, but I have 15 gallons of that....... At a month in the barrel it is just about tolerable to me, but I really don't like it much. It may come good in time.
. My Greg Hughes, English IPA is looking great. Goldings and progress. I know where I stand with them.
My impressions may be personal, or maybe down to the fact that I brewed these dodgy brews before I got a chiller and they spent too long at high temperatures. Anyway - I am back on track now, albeit that I have a lot of 'iffy' stuff to drink my way through.
Just a quick note as someone who BIAB no chills (because I'm on a water meter); I've taken to First Wort Hopping (FWH) which takes more hops but is meant to give a softer bitterness and flavour. The bittering hops go in after mashing as you start to bring the wort to the boil. I also put the flavour hops in at the end of the boil (0 mins) and leave to steep for 20 mins before I transfer the still very hot wort into a clean and sterile fermenter.
I've done about five brews so far this way - pale ale, bitter, saison, ESB and a rye pale ale - which have all turned out pretty good (the rye pale is conditioning and it must be said taking ages to clear...although it tastes really nice.
Cheers - Louis MacNeice