Better brew IPA probs.

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truemay

Better brew IPA probs.

Post by truemay » Sun Jan 20, 2013 8:44 pm

Made this in November. Tried it at Christmas....way too dry. Almost like champagne. I have left it a few more weeks no change. It's like drinking a pine tree. Any Ideas how to sweeten it up slightly.Or is it too late now?
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crafty john

Re: Better brew IPA probs.

Post by crafty john » Sun Jan 20, 2013 9:45 pm

If you really need to sweeten you could try lactose or one of those wine sweetener things, lactose is the natural choice as wine sweetener is like liquid sweetex.
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Re: Better brew IPA probs.

Post by Rookie » Sat Jan 26, 2013 5:26 pm

truemay wrote:Made this in November. Tried it at Christmas....way too dry. Almost like champagne. I have left it a few more weeks no change. It's like drinking a pine tree. Any Ideas how to sweeten it up slightly.Or is it too late now?
I'm assuming the pine is from hops, so the best remedy for that is time as hop flavor and aroma fade as the beer ages.
I'm just here for the beer.
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truemay

Re: Better brew IPA probs.

Post by truemay » Sat Jan 26, 2013 5:50 pm

Oh It's definitely the hops, I know some IPA's are highly hopped but this one is just over the top.
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truemay

Re: Better brew IPA probs.

Post by truemay » Sat Jan 26, 2013 5:50 pm

Oh It's definitely the hops, I know some IPA's are highly hopped but this one is just over the top.
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