brando
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Guys,
I've just kegged a brew for the first time.
It was meant to be very hoppy, because I used a whole packet of Challenger hops (20gm @ 15min; 15gm @ 5min; 20gm cube hopped and the rest for bittering). However, I've got very little hop aroma or flavour. In fact the beer was a bit of a failure, although drinkable.
My efficiency was meant to be 72% but turned out to be only 65% so maybe hops were not utilised fully? Not sure about this.
Alternatively, I'm wondering if my way-overcarbonation and the ensuing major "keg burping" has driven off the hops.
I'm reading posts here where guys are storing at carbonation pressure, and then burping back to serving pressure. Will this constant releasing of the co2 drive off the goodies?
I've just kegged a brew for the first time.
It was meant to be very hoppy, because I used a whole packet of Challenger hops (20gm @ 15min; 15gm @ 5min; 20gm cube hopped and the rest for bittering). However, I've got very little hop aroma or flavour. In fact the beer was a bit of a failure, although drinkable.
My efficiency was meant to be 72% but turned out to be only 65% so maybe hops were not utilised fully? Not sure about this.
Alternatively, I'm wondering if my way-overcarbonation and the ensuing major "keg burping" has driven off the hops.
I'm reading posts here where guys are storing at carbonation pressure, and then burping back to serving pressure. Will this constant releasing of the co2 drive off the goodies?