Loss Of Hop Flavour

[wobbly]

I recently brewed this using Browndogs recipe. The beer started out quite hoppy and very close to LCPA but with time (about 8 to 10 weeks bottle conditioning I bottle all of my beers) the distinctive hop flavour has "mellowed" (best way I can describe it) to the point it now has a very subtle flavour nothing like LCPA rather than the original up front hoppy flavour. Any pointers on whats going on or how to maintain the original flavour (other than drink the full batch within a couple of weeks of brewing) would be appreciated.

Cheers

Wobbly

Posted this on another thread but didn't get much responce so decided to start a new thread to see if there is any more interest/support. In the original recipe Ross suggested that the "flame out" hop addition be skipped and those hops added as dry hopping which is what I adopted.

Cheers

Wobbly

 

[clay]

I personally think 8-10 weeks is a long time to keep this style of beer. Start drinking them as soon as they are carbed as they will loose hop flavour.

 

[Beer Guy]

any O2 pick up will help those hop aromatics dissapear