Monday, November 3, 2014

Batch 86 Home Grown Pale Ale tasting notes

Cold

Pours hazy dark gold, small white head fine bubbles persists at edge

Aroma piney slightly green hops, spicy apples, mild sweet malt beneath

Mouth feel light, more carb than meets the eye, hop cleansing

Flavor fresh cut grass up front, slides into hop bitterness, oddly refreshing, little malt character here

Overall, need to dry hops better.  Centennials not ideal, maybe try the Willamette's at the end.  Hard to identify which hop is the culprit: centennials were green, but liberties had almost no lupulin and had leaves poking out of hops.  Next time try 3 side by side smashes, 1 gallon apiece.

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