ive just made my first mash brew and it went into the barrel last night , i tasted it to check it was not sour etc and it tasted quite good. the only thing was a quite distinct bitter after taste, not too unpleasant but a bit like speckled hen . i think this may have been due to me not cooling the wort quick enough(it was a bath job as i havent got my cooler yet). can anyone tell me if this will fade during the secondary fermentation? or if any of the priming sugar will be left to provide a little bit of sweetness? i toyed with the idea of bunging some lactose in but then thought better of it.
cheers
colin
will bitterness fade?
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mysterio
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PieOPah
My first AG beer was a stout.
I put 100g of hops in for the full 60 minute boil. When I sampled it it was disgusting, far too bitter.
I have been given the same reasurrance as you are now being given.
After about a week in Primary the taste was still over powering but I still racked to keg. After about 3 weeks in here the bitterness was still detectable however, it was a much more pleasing taste, suitable to the beer I made.
I was cursing my beer and stupidity for using so many hops. Now, I am loving every drop.
I put 100g of hops in for the full 60 minute boil. When I sampled it it was disgusting, far too bitter.
I have been given the same reasurrance as you are now being given.
After about a week in Primary the taste was still over powering but I still racked to keg. After about 3 weeks in here the bitterness was still detectable however, it was a much more pleasing taste, suitable to the beer I made.
I was cursing my beer and stupidity for using so many hops. Now, I am loving every drop.
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ColinKeb
thanks for that , i will try to leave it for as long as i can. as its my first im a bit like an expectant father, in fact i think i was less worried about my boys being born than this brew 
i will have another go in the next couple of weeks but i will definitely use a cooler this time, no more nights awake clutching a thermomenter for me!
cheers
colin
i will have another go in the next couple of weeks but i will definitely use a cooler this time, no more nights awake clutching a thermomenter for me! cheers
colin
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Seveneer
I have one like this on tap right now. It's a nice beer but it has a terribly bitter aftertaste. I have put it down to not boiling fiercly enough.
It was the last brew I did in my old plastic boiler and the element was giving me loads of grief. I had to keep cleaning it and resetting the trip to get it anywhere over 80 degrees. Even had to empty the brew into a fermenter to clean the element mid boil.
It's still drinkable and after the first pint I don't even notice the bitterness. However, it's best mixed with about 30% dark mild. The sweetnes of the mild takes the edge off the bitterness.
/Phil.
It was the last brew I did in my old plastic boiler and the element was giving me loads of grief. I had to keep cleaning it and resetting the trip to get it anywhere over 80 degrees. Even had to empty the brew into a fermenter to clean the element mid boil.
It's still drinkable and after the first pint I don't even notice the bitterness. However, it's best mixed with about 30% dark mild. The sweetnes of the mild takes the edge off the bitterness.
/Phil.
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ColinKeb
well on arrival home tonight i heard a drip drip noise, the barrel was leaking from the tap, i tried tightening it but no joy, i even tried plumbers paste on it but it wasnt going to stop leaking.
the missus' cd's were covered in beer and her gob was going ten to the dozen. emergency action was required!
i put it by the sink then reasoned with my fair maiden that if i released a few pints then the pressure would drop and the leak would stop.
5 pints of the best bitter i have ever tasted on this glourious earth later not only had the leak stopped but i had truley learnt why men choose to brew this way. it is gorgeous! im on my sixth pint now and barely managing to hold it together in front of she that must be obeyed but i am so impressed with my efforts i cant wait to empty this barrel and brew another lot. this stuff makes the mass produced crap they serve in pubs taste like weak, limp wristed P*%s water! i am so into this now!
i am truley wellied and so happy that i have discovered the magic of grain brewing i could kiss the snarling dragon in the next room .
and the bitterness? bang on perfect!
heres to home brew!
cheers
colin
the missus' cd's were covered in beer and her gob was going ten to the dozen. emergency action was required!
i put it by the sink then reasoned with my fair maiden that if i released a few pints then the pressure would drop and the leak would stop.
5 pints of the best bitter i have ever tasted on this glourious earth later not only had the leak stopped but i had truley learnt why men choose to brew this way. it is gorgeous! im on my sixth pint now and barely managing to hold it together in front of she that must be obeyed but i am so impressed with my efforts i cant wait to empty this barrel and brew another lot. this stuff makes the mass produced crap they serve in pubs taste like weak, limp wristed P*%s water! i am so into this now!
i am truley wellied and so happy that i have discovered the magic of grain brewing i could kiss the snarling dragon in the next room .
and the bitterness? bang on perfect!
heres to home brew!
cheers
colin
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Seveneer
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Seveneer
Well, the bitterness has faded a little in my brew and I'm now putting this strength of flavour down to my putting more hops in than I should have at flame out.
Once you get through the initial bite it's actually very tasty. It's a lot like Brakspears from what I remember.
By the time the second pint was gone there was nothing wrong at all
Cheers,
/Phil.
Once you get through the initial bite it's actually very tasty. It's a lot like Brakspears from what I remember.
By the time the second pint was gone there was nothing wrong at all
Cheers,
/Phil.
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Seveneer
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Matt
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Bigster
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Seveneer