stageseven
Well-Known Member
I've always had an issue with getting really great hop aroma & flavor out of my beers, but I'm completely at a loss with my latest batch as to the cause. There is almost no discernible hop flavor or aroma in this batch, just a mild bitterness. I used 13oz of hops total for a standard IPA. The earliest addition was at 10 minutes left in the boil, with another addition at 5, a hop stand for 30 minutes at 180F, and then dry hopped after fermentation for 7 days. OG was 1.054, FG was 1.012, fermented with Omega Yeast's Heady Topper strain. Recipe is as follows:
8 lbs 8.0 oz Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM) Grain 1 89.5 %
8.0 oz Cara-Pils/Dextrine (2.0 SRM) Grain 2 5.3 %
8.0 oz Caramel/Crystal Malt - 40L (40.0 SRM) Grain 3 5.3 %
1.00 oz Belma [9.80 %] - Boil 10.0 min Hop 4 12.0 IBUs
1.00 oz Nugget [13.00 %] - Boil 10.0 min Hop 5 15.9 IBUs
1.00 oz Simcoe [13.00 %] - Boil 10.0 min Hop 6 15.9 IBUs
1.00 oz Belma [9.80 %] - Boil 5.0 min Hop 7 6.6 IBUs
1.00 oz Citra [12.00 %] - Boil 5.0 min Hop 8 8.1 IBUs
2.00 oz Belma [9.80 %] - Boil 0.0 min Hop 9 0.0 IBUs
2.00 oz Nugget [13.00 %] - Boil 0.0 min Hop 10 0.0 IBUs
1.00 oz Simcoe [13.00 %] - Boil 0.0 min Hop 11 0.0 IBUs
2.00 oz Nugget [13.00 %] - Dry Hop 7.0 Days Hop 12 0.0 IBUs
1.00 oz Belma [9.80 %] - Dry Hop 7.0 Days Hop 13 0.0 IBUs
1.00 oz Simcoe [13.00 %] - Dry Hop 7.0 Days Hop 14 0.0 IBUs
Any thoughts on what could possibly have caused this issue?
8 lbs 8.0 oz Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM) Grain 1 89.5 %
8.0 oz Cara-Pils/Dextrine (2.0 SRM) Grain 2 5.3 %
8.0 oz Caramel/Crystal Malt - 40L (40.0 SRM) Grain 3 5.3 %
1.00 oz Belma [9.80 %] - Boil 10.0 min Hop 4 12.0 IBUs
1.00 oz Nugget [13.00 %] - Boil 10.0 min Hop 5 15.9 IBUs
1.00 oz Simcoe [13.00 %] - Boil 10.0 min Hop 6 15.9 IBUs
1.00 oz Belma [9.80 %] - Boil 5.0 min Hop 7 6.6 IBUs
1.00 oz Citra [12.00 %] - Boil 5.0 min Hop 8 8.1 IBUs
2.00 oz Belma [9.80 %] - Boil 0.0 min Hop 9 0.0 IBUs
2.00 oz Nugget [13.00 %] - Boil 0.0 min Hop 10 0.0 IBUs
1.00 oz Simcoe [13.00 %] - Boil 0.0 min Hop 11 0.0 IBUs
2.00 oz Nugget [13.00 %] - Dry Hop 7.0 Days Hop 12 0.0 IBUs
1.00 oz Belma [9.80 %] - Dry Hop 7.0 Days Hop 13 0.0 IBUs
1.00 oz Simcoe [13.00 %] - Dry Hop 7.0 Days Hop 14 0.0 IBUs
Any thoughts on what could possibly have caused this issue?