I brewed a belgian dubbel Braggot this weekend and everything went perfectly. I hit all of my temps, I was dead on on SG. Everything was perfect.
Until I tasted the hydrometer sample. It had a super piney, slightly bitter, almost medicinal taste. Absolutely horrible. I've never used Saaz hops before and picked it specifically because it is supposed to go well with a belgian. I ASSUME it was the saaz, as the pot where we tasted the left some of the water from the hop bag had the most concentrated flavor.
Here is the recipe.
Belgian Braggot Dubbel
Belgian Dubbel
All Grain (5.00 gal) ABV: 9.78 %
OG: 1.073 SG FG: 0.999 SG
IBUs: 18.0 IBUs Color: 11.7 SRM
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Ingredients
4 lb 12.0 oz - Pale Malt, Maris Otter Mash addition (39.6%) - 3.0 SRM
8.0 oz - Cara-Pils/Dextrine Mash addition (4.2%) - 2.0 SRM
8.0 oz - Caramunich Malt Mash addition (4.2%) - 56.0 SRM
4.0 oz - Oats, Flaked Mash addition (2.1%) - 1.0 SRM
1 lb 8.0 oz - Honey-amber
Mash addition (12.5%) - 45.0 SRM
0.65 oz - Crystal Boil 60 min (9.1 IBUs)
0.25 oz - Saaz Boil 60 min (4.9 IBUs)
1.00 Items - Whirlfloc Tablet Boil 15 min
0.75 oz - Saaz Boil 10 min (4.0 IBUs)
1 pkg - ECY09
East Coast Yeast #
4 lb 8.0 oz - Honey
Add after boil complete (37.5%) - 1.0 SRM
Has anyone had a similar experience? Is it because I used the saaz as a buttering hop? Will this age or ferment off? Did I just waste $75 in ingredients? Will Lois Lerner ever testify before congress?
Until I tasted the hydrometer sample. It had a super piney, slightly bitter, almost medicinal taste. Absolutely horrible. I've never used Saaz hops before and picked it specifically because it is supposed to go well with a belgian. I ASSUME it was the saaz, as the pot where we tasted the left some of the water from the hop bag had the most concentrated flavor.
Here is the recipe.
Belgian Braggot Dubbel
Belgian Dubbel
All Grain (5.00 gal) ABV: 9.78 %
OG: 1.073 SG FG: 0.999 SG
IBUs: 18.0 IBUs Color: 11.7 SRM
By:
Ingredients
4 lb 12.0 oz - Pale Malt, Maris Otter Mash addition (39.6%) - 3.0 SRM
8.0 oz - Cara-Pils/Dextrine Mash addition (4.2%) - 2.0 SRM
8.0 oz - Caramunich Malt Mash addition (4.2%) - 56.0 SRM
4.0 oz - Oats, Flaked Mash addition (2.1%) - 1.0 SRM
1 lb 8.0 oz - Honey-amber
Mash addition (12.5%) - 45.0 SRM
0.65 oz - Crystal Boil 60 min (9.1 IBUs)
0.25 oz - Saaz Boil 60 min (4.9 IBUs)
1.00 Items - Whirlfloc Tablet Boil 15 min
0.75 oz - Saaz Boil 10 min (4.0 IBUs)
1 pkg - ECY09
East Coast Yeast #
4 lb 8.0 oz - Honey
Add after boil complete (37.5%) - 1.0 SRM
Has anyone had a similar experience? Is it because I used the saaz as a buttering hop? Will this age or ferment off? Did I just waste $75 in ingredients? Will Lois Lerner ever testify before congress?