bruben
Active Member
So I have successfully brewed and bottled my first batch. I went with an American pale ale. Everything seemed to how it was supposed to. 7 days in the primary, 14 in the secondary and 3 weeks in the bottles. My final gravity was dead on. I tried my first bottle sand it was a dead on Heineken clone, not at all what it should taste like. Don't get me wrong, I'm happy with it. I don't mind Heineken. I'm actually ecstatic I made something drinkable. The only deviation I made on the recipe was adding the aroma hops in the boil rather than dry hopping. Could this be the issue? Below is the breakdown.
6lbs Light DME
1/2lbs 20l crystal malt
1oz perle hops at initial boil
2oz cascade at 45 minutes
6lbs Light DME
1/2lbs 20l crystal malt
1oz perle hops at initial boil
2oz cascade at 45 minutes