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Indian Pale Ale help.
I have just bottled a batch of this made from a Coopers kit. However when doing the obligatory 'taste' when bottling - it had a sort of bitter after taste. I haven't noticed this in other beers I have made recently.
As a newbie who actually dosen't like beer ( I make wine for me!), infact I dont even know what it is meant to taste like! Is this bitter taste normal? Will it disapear after being bottled for a while or sould I bin the lot?
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Posted 11 months ago by Moderator
NO! don't sling it.
Traditionally IPA's were sent to the troops and British citizens in India. So that the beer survived the journey extra hops were added (because hops are a preservative but you knew that already).
So yes the bitter aftertaste is normal, though it may mellow a little as the beer matures.
Fermenting: Summer pale ale
Maturing/Conditioning: Marynka pseudo-lager
Drinking: Wheat beer, ESB, Vienna lager & shop bought stuff
Posted 11 months ago by Member
Ill happily dispose of it for you
Fermenting:Dandelion wine
Conditioning:Fullers pride extract Elderflower wine,Dandelion wine,Ribena wine,summer ale
Drinking: Turbo Cider/summer ale/way to amarillo/funked up wherry
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Posted 11 months ago by Moderator
Yep I'm sure it will taste fine, unfortunatle a beer brewers greatest problem is having the patience not to drink the beer before its properly conditioned. Give it a few weeks and have another try, I bet it will taste 100 times better!
Plannin'-
Loads a beer after an upgrade!
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