I have just opened a bottle which is 4 weeks old now and it still has a really fresh grass taste and smell to it.Will this fade over time or will it always have it.
It will still get drunk by myself
but I can't see my mates liking it 
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Grassiness
Grassiness
Hi....I brewed a bells two hearted ale clone which is all centennial hops.I dry hopped with 74 grams of pellet hops for 5 days and the ale was really grassy when I bottled and mini kegged it.
I have just opened a bottle which is 4 weeks old now and it still has a really fresh grass taste and smell to it.Will this fade over time or will it always have it.
It will still get drunk by myself but I can't see my mates liking it .
I have just opened a bottle which is 4 weeks old now and it still has a really fresh grass taste and smell to it.Will this fade over time or will it always have it.
It will still get drunk by myself
but I can't see my mates liking it .Re: Grassiness
I dry hop most of my beers and I mostly make American/NZ IPA's
I find that typically the grassiness does subside over time... but it seems to depend on the hop. I also find 5/6 weeks to be a bit of a turning point where nig hop flavours settle down.
I once accidentally dryhopped the same day I pitched the yeast and it never went away.
Hang on maybe two more weeks and try again. I wager it will be less noticable as time goes on.
On a side note - centennial is a very floral hop - so some "green plant" flavour is not unexpected.
I find that typically the grassiness does subside over time... but it seems to depend on the hop. I also find 5/6 weeks to be a bit of a turning point where nig hop flavours settle down.
I once accidentally dryhopped the same day I pitched the yeast and it never went away.
Hang on maybe two more weeks and try again. I wager it will be less noticable as time goes on.
On a side note - centennial is a very floral hop - so some "green plant" flavour is not unexpected.
Re: Grassiness
Thnx for the reply and I will try one again in a couple of weeks and see where it is.Hopefully it will calm down a bit if not they will still get drunk.Centennial is definitely very floral
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mark4newman
Re: Grassiness
Hi
I use to get a grassy flavour from dry hopping. High carbonates, older hops and dry hopping with Cascade seem to be the problem for me.
However, I seem to avoid it by
1) Making sure the hops are really fresh. Buy them as soon as they become available and then freeze them
2) Low cohumulone hops , seem to have less grass in them
3) High levels of Carbonates seem to bring the grass out
4) I tend to dry hop, when it is chilled or just when I have turned the temp down for the crash cool.
5) I Never dry hop for more than a week
Hope that gives some pointers.
I use to get a grassy flavour from dry hopping. High carbonates, older hops and dry hopping with Cascade seem to be the problem for me.
However, I seem to avoid it by
1) Making sure the hops are really fresh. Buy them as soon as they become available and then freeze them
2) Low cohumulone hops , seem to have less grass in them
3) High levels of Carbonates seem to bring the grass out
4) I tend to dry hop, when it is chilled or just when I have turned the temp down for the crash cool.
5) I Never dry hop for more than a week
Hope that gives some pointers.
Re: Grassiness
Hi...I will try your suggestions the next time I am dry hopping.I dry hopped the beer for 5 days at ferm temp of 18c then I crashed it down to 2c for two days then bottled it.Hopefully it will die down a bit.
I have read centennial has got a reputation of being grassy.
I have read centennial has got a reputation of being grassy.
Re: Grassiness
A bit of a update.
Due to low stocks and curiosity I have just poured a pint of this from a 5 litre mini keg and I've got to say it is now superb.
It has got a tiny bit of the grassiness left but it is so smooth and crystal clear now and still has bags of hop flavor left.
It's taken six months to come good
but I'm glad I didn't pour it away like I was going to do.
Due to low stocks and curiosity I have just poured a pint of this from a 5 litre mini keg and I've got to say it is now superb.
It has got a tiny bit of the grassiness left but it is so smooth and crystal clear now and still has bags of hop flavor left.It's taken six months to come good
but I'm glad I didn't pour it away like I was going to do.