Nizmoose
Well-Known Member
Hi guys I've brewed a batch of pacific ale clone and have an issue post bottling. This recipe has been cursed for months, first time a grain order went wrong and then this time old hops, yeast and a poor starter seem to be teaching me lessons. Basically the beer is great on the front end but then the back end is bitter and harsh. It's not hop bitterness as I added like seriously 3g centennial @60 minutes and then all galaxy. It's not the harsh galaxy bitterness problem either as all the galaxy went in at 10 5 and flame out. I wouldn't call it soapy but it's close and really ruins the beer. I'm attributing it to my yeast which was my 5th generation of washed us05, the starter didn't really get going but I decanted and pitched anyway which I know is a shitty decision. My questions are:is this definitely / most likely the yeast and is it likely to go away with conditioning?