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Hi all,
With the odd exception, I'm really struggling to make the hops sing in my IPAs.
I don't think quantity is the problem, as my brews are typically around 20L (4.4 gals) and I use 200g (7 oz) of dry hops, and often bung half that amount in the whirlpool. I probably use way too much in fact.
Could it be caused by oxydation? I bottle all my brews, which involves carefully syphoning out from the fermenter into a priming bucket. I'm very careful not to spash the beer around, and once it's in the priming bucket I cover it with cling flim. Even so, could it be this contact time with the oxygen that does the damage?
It's really getting quite annoying, as my beers are otherwise very sound, and I'm super anal with santising and cleanliness.
Any help would be very much appreciated.
Enjoy your Friday evo chaps,
Cheers!
EDIT: I use only bold American hops like Simcoe, Chinook and Mosaic. Pretty sure I've got the water business down pat. I use just Maris Otter base malt and sometimes add Carapils.
With the odd exception, I'm really struggling to make the hops sing in my IPAs.
I don't think quantity is the problem, as my brews are typically around 20L (4.4 gals) and I use 200g (7 oz) of dry hops, and often bung half that amount in the whirlpool. I probably use way too much in fact.
Could it be caused by oxydation? I bottle all my brews, which involves carefully syphoning out from the fermenter into a priming bucket. I'm very careful not to spash the beer around, and once it's in the priming bucket I cover it with cling flim. Even so, could it be this contact time with the oxygen that does the damage?
It's really getting quite annoying, as my beers are otherwise very sound, and I'm super anal with santising and cleanliness.
Any help would be very much appreciated.
Enjoy your Friday evo chaps,
Cheers!
EDIT: I use only bold American hops like Simcoe, Chinook and Mosaic. Pretty sure I've got the water business down pat. I use just Maris Otter base malt and sometimes add Carapils.
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