pete_andrews19
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I've recently made an all-grain Sierra Nevada Pale Ale clone which is now in secondary. Although it tastes good, it's really lacking the strong floral / citrus flavour and aroma I was expecting from the large addition of Cascade at 10 minutes (25g Cascade pellets) and at 0 minutes / flameout (65g Cascade pellets). I added 0 minutes hops and put the lid straight on the boiler but didn't stir, waited 10 minutes, then chilled with an immersion chiller to pitching temperature over 25 minutes or so and transferred to the fermenter.
Any ideas on why the flavour / aroma characteristics might be lacking ? Should I be stirring instead of putting the lid on ? Does putting the lid on help to trap the hop oils ? Could the hops by old / stale (they did smell great so I guess not) ? What's the best way to improve hop flavour / aroma without use of a hop-back ? I've seen some different suggestions on forums and wanted to get your thoughts. The hop additions are below.
15g Horizon - 60 mins
15g Perle - 30 mins
35g Cascade - 10 mins
65g Cascade - 0 mins
20g Cascade - dry hop in secondary
Batch size : 23 litres
PS: this is my first AHB post although i've been an avid reader over the last year, some of the advice on here has really helped me transition from kit => extract => AG so thanks to all !
Any ideas on why the flavour / aroma characteristics might be lacking ? Should I be stirring instead of putting the lid on ? Does putting the lid on help to trap the hop oils ? Could the hops by old / stale (they did smell great so I guess not) ? What's the best way to improve hop flavour / aroma without use of a hop-back ? I've seen some different suggestions on forums and wanted to get your thoughts. The hop additions are below.
15g Horizon - 60 mins
15g Perle - 30 mins
35g Cascade - 10 mins
65g Cascade - 0 mins
20g Cascade - dry hop in secondary
Batch size : 23 litres
PS: this is my first AHB post although i've been an avid reader over the last year, some of the advice on here has really helped me transition from kit => extract => AG so thanks to all !