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Having switched to AG I have done four brews in a short period of time to get over the steep learning curve and the whilst none are so far ready to drink, two in the bottle, one in the bottling vessel and one still fermenting, I have learned something already.
At the first brew (a traditional bitter) I didn't have anything ready for a sparge and the beer turned out to be low in FG and very low in taste. The second a SMaSH tatted like poison it was so bitter. The third. Townes IPA is sweeter but still very bitter and the last due to me finding the Brew Pal App and realising that I was making very high IBU beer and adjusted it, was very very sweet. I now know that the recipe was also for a high OG beer.
But worry not, the first one is now developing a better rounded body in the bottle, the second one became far less bitter after a week in secondary and by bottling was quite drinkable and the other will probably also change considerably in time. I should have known this from the kits that I managed to leave but was a bit disheartened at the time due to the amount of effort AG needs.
Now optimistic again so bring on another 25kg of Malt!
At the first brew (a traditional bitter) I didn't have anything ready for a sparge and the beer turned out to be low in FG and very low in taste. The second a SMaSH tatted like poison it was so bitter. The third. Townes IPA is sweeter but still very bitter and the last due to me finding the Brew Pal App and realising that I was making very high IBU beer and adjusted it, was very very sweet. I now know that the recipe was also for a high OG beer.
But worry not, the first one is now developing a better rounded body in the bottle, the second one became far less bitter after a week in secondary and by bottling was quite drinkable and the other will probably also change considerably in time. I should have known this from the kits that I managed to leave but was a bit disheartened at the time due to the amount of effort AG needs.
Now optimistic again so bring on another 25kg of Malt!