Thread: Will this mellow out, or have i destroyed it by experimenting.

Quote: Originally Posted by GrizlyGarou I've made an APA several times now, and when I bottle it I taste some, like I do with all my brews. Going into the bottles, it tasted like someone had snuck into my basement and poured lysol into it. 3 weeks later, it's always absolutely delicious and everything has mellowed out and blended together. Strange things happen when you leave your beer alone to do its own thing for a couple weeks,...

I've made an APA several times now, and when I bottle it I taste some, like I do with all my brews. Going into the bottles, it tasted like someone had snuck into my basement and poured lysol into it. 3 weeks later, it's always absolutely delicious and everything has mellowed out and blended together. Strange things happen when you leave your beer alone to do its own thing for a couple weeks, I'd even bet your inlaws will...

I have never used crystal hops, but it should mellow in time. Odds are in three weeks it will be blended nicely into the other flavours. As the say, time heals most wounds. Best of luck.

Its only been 5 days since brewing so of course it tastes harsh... leave it in secondary for another week or two, then bottle/keg and leave alone for another 2-3 weeks. It will taste fine after that.

You should be fine - I always leave hops in during the chill. __________________ On Deck: NB Cream Ale E, NB Extra Pale Ale, HBT Apfelwein Primary 1: NB Extra Pale Ale E/Cake P:10/7 S: K: Primary 2: Air Primary 3-5: FedEx Secondary 1: LHBS Hophead IPA E/1056 P:9/29 S:10/7 K: Secondary 2: LHBS Hophead IPA E/1056 P:9/29 S:10/7 K: Secondary 3: Air Secondary 4: Air Keg 1: Air Keg 2: Air Keg 3: Air Keg 4: Air Keg 5-8: Ground

I use crystal often and never had those flavors in my beer. Do you take you hops out when you chill I've never heard of that before ?