Festival Golden Stag - using the hop pellet sachet?

[Hopping_Mad]

So, I'm a cautious guy despite liking very hoppy ale, as my username suggests.

Instead of sticking the hop pellet sachet in after 4 days like my Festival instructions say, knowing that I usually wait for at least 12 -14 days before priming/bottling instead of the suggested 10 days, I waited to stick the pellets in until day 6 so they have the suggested immersion period.

That was yesterday. Took a gravity reading too see where we are so far and had a snifter from the trial jar - gravity reading a promising 1013 thus far after nice steady fermentation but, whoah, boy was it hoppy, even after only 1 day of hop pellet immersion!

As I have no prior experience hopping of any kind, other than adding the powdered variety to a St Pete's Ruby ale, is thus to be expected?

Does it calm down during conditioning, or should I get it in another FV before it gets too 'bold'?

 

[gazkilla]

After I bottled mine 4 weeks ago,I had a taste 2 weeks in and it was way to hoppy but 2 weeks on and its starting to mellow out. should be a good brew in another 4 weeks. Its the same old story though,you gotta be patient :grin:

 

[archno1]

I'm eagerly awaiting the bottle opening ceremony of my Golden Stag next week. It's had two weeks in the garage so far. When I bought it from my LHBS I was advised to only put half of the hop sachet in, which I did.

The guy said that unless I liked my beer very hoppy, I should hold back on it. Good luck with your brew and wish me luck with mine!

 

[Hopping_Mad]

After I bottled mine 4 weeks ago,I had a taste 2 weeks in and it was way to hoppy but 2 weeks on and its starting to mellow out. should be a good brew in another 4 weeks. Its the same old story though,you gotta be patient :grin:

...yeah, but it's so damn hard when ifs sat staring at you every time you go in the garage!!!

So, I think I'm gonna get it out a little earlier than I might have done otherwise (left last two in the FV for two weeks before bottling) to try and take the edge off the hoppyness!

Then a case of probably giving it a couple of months before the grand opening! It was brewed with warmer, sunnier days in mind after all!

archno1 - let us know how you get on with early tastings?

 

[archno1]

Yep, will do. Btw, mine was in the FV for 19 days before bottling.