Froth
Brew Day 17/12/2006 - Brakspear Special bitter
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Bigster
Just clocked the chart - cheers daab
Either my tastebuds are shot away or this brew has mellowed dramatically in the last week. Certainly the harsh bitterness does not appear to be there, in fact it is about right now
How can this be?
Most of my brews have tasted great and then gone downhill maybe due to oxisidisation( apart from ruddles which started great and got better
). Perhaps this one will be an improver over time.
Anyway roll out the dave line brakspear special barrel, we'll have a barrel of fun................
Either my tastebuds are shot away or this brew has mellowed dramatically in the last week. Certainly the harsh bitterness does not appear to be there, in fact it is about right now
How can this be?Most of my brews have tasted great and then gone downhill maybe due to oxisidisation( apart from ruddles which started great and got better
). Perhaps this one will be an improver over time.Anyway roll out the dave line brakspear special barrel, we'll have a barrel of fun................
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SteveD
Well, 40+ IBU in 1046 is still going to be a very noticeably bitter beer. Twas the hops, old boy, not the Gyp. The good news is that excessive bitterness is curable as you've found out, the cure being time. Bitterness recedes as time goes on. This was what made old IPA's drinkable. Some of them started off with IBU's in 3 figures.