Hi Guys,
The final gravity of the beer ended up far higher than we intended - one interesting bit about doing one-off batches as no doubt everyone on this boards knows about! So basically the high FG dulled the IBU's quite a bit. Stock is around 3months old now; if any are left then the oxidation is beginning to creep in and will also kill the hops and increase the perceived sweetness..... BUT I also think that - yes! - we could use some more hops next time!
And hey - our Single Batch Brown Ale - the all Aussie hop beer (Tassie Cascade, Tassie Hallertau, Galaxy and Topaz) has been fermented, chilled, filtered and is getting kegged tomorrow and bottled on Friday. Keep a look out. I've been away, but tasted the beer at the filter - pretty happy with it..... We are gonna have something black coming up after that in August.....
Cheers,
Alex
