Hello all, My name is Elliott, and i am a newbie when it comes to brewing.
i started my first brew last wednesday, and the recipe is posted here
• 6-lbs dry light malt
• ½-lb carapils
• 1-lb Munich malt
• 1-lbs Vienna malt
• ½-lb crystal malt 60L
Hops
• 1 ½ -oz Chinook at 90-minutes (beginning of boil)
• 1-oz Willamette and ½ -oz Cascade at 20-minutes left
• ½ -oz Cascade at 2-minute left
Spices
• 1-tbsp Cinnamon and ½-tbsp Nutmeg at 90-minutes
• 1-tbsp Cinnamon and 1/1-tbsp Nutmeg at 20-minute
• 1-tbsp Cinnamon, 1-tbsp Nutmeg and 1tbsp crushed Coriander at 2-minute
• 1-tbsp Irish moss for clarifying
The problem i have is this:
i just put my brew into the secondary fermenter today, and of course i had to try it. unfortunately when i tried it, it didnt have the taste that i expected it to have. i expected it to have flavors of nutmeg and cinnamon very apparent, and they were actually non existant. instead, there was an overwhelming flavor of bitteness that replaced that flavor. i dont really know what i did wrong, because i really didnt expect this to end up very bitter. if anyone could give me some suggestions as to what i maybe did wrong, or maybe this should be a bitter brew, and i am just inexperienced in predicting the flavors that my brew should have. any suggestions would be awesome, and much appreciated.
i started my first brew last wednesday, and the recipe is posted here
• 6-lbs dry light malt
• ½-lb carapils
• 1-lb Munich malt
• 1-lbs Vienna malt
• ½-lb crystal malt 60L
Hops
• 1 ½ -oz Chinook at 90-minutes (beginning of boil)
• 1-oz Willamette and ½ -oz Cascade at 20-minutes left
• ½ -oz Cascade at 2-minute left
Spices
• 1-tbsp Cinnamon and ½-tbsp Nutmeg at 90-minutes
• 1-tbsp Cinnamon and 1/1-tbsp Nutmeg at 20-minute
• 1-tbsp Cinnamon, 1-tbsp Nutmeg and 1tbsp crushed Coriander at 2-minute
• 1-tbsp Irish moss for clarifying
The problem i have is this:
i just put my brew into the secondary fermenter today, and of course i had to try it. unfortunately when i tried it, it didnt have the taste that i expected it to have. i expected it to have flavors of nutmeg and cinnamon very apparent, and they were actually non existant. instead, there was an overwhelming flavor of bitteness that replaced that flavor. i dont really know what i did wrong, because i really didnt expect this to end up very bitter. if anyone could give me some suggestions as to what i maybe did wrong, or maybe this should be a bitter brew, and i am just inexperienced in predicting the flavors that my brew should have. any suggestions would be awesome, and much appreciated.