swampdog
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My situation: I bottled my first all-grain batch eight days ago. I've done extract for several years. Its an American-style Amber Ale (o.G. was 1.060). It spent seven days in the primary and eight in the secondary. I primed with corn sugar, as I always have. When I opened a bottle last night to check the progress, I was very disappointed. There is a fairly strong grassy smell and a corresponding taste. The bitterness was overwhelming also. I expected a malty sweetness at this point. I used pellet hops and thought that quite a bit made it into the primary from the kettle. Could this be the cause? I was very careful with the measurements and don't think I over did the hops. The recipe, which I got from Beer Tools, called for three ounces of Fuggles for the entire hour boil, and thats what I did. I may have boiled a little too long. I'm wondering if I did something wrong during the mashing or sparging processes. I used a single infusion at 148 to 150 for an hour, and the sparge seemed to go very well. I ended up with over six gallons of wort after sparging. Maybe I didn't boil enough wort? I did seem to lose alot during the boil, as I only had about four gallons left when I racked to the primary.
Anyone have any thoughts on the source of the problem or what can be done at this point? My "plan" is to just let it sit for a couple of weeks and see if it gets better.
Anyone have any thoughts on the source of the problem or what can be done at this point? My "plan" is to just let it sit for a couple of weeks and see if it gets better.