Just wanted to post this recipe before anyone tastes the beer I'm bringing to the AGM today. I was hoping to get opinions on why this beer didn't turnout well. This was the first time I had written a recipe from scratch on my own. I had tasted DFH Aprihop and enjoyed it so I wanted to take a crack at brewing it myself. I found what type of grain and hops to make sure at least those were consistent in my recipe. Here it is
300g light pils
300g medium crystal
Steeped for 20 minutes
3.5kg LME
1 kg honey
30 minute boil
1.5oz amarillo 30 min
1.5oz amarillo 8 min
3.0 oz amarillo 1 min
Transferred to primary containing 3lb apricot puree
Pitched nottingham ale yeast.
OG 1.061
Dry hopped on 1.0oz amarillo for 7 days
Finaly gravity 1.005
IBU 54
ABV 7.5%
I knew right away there was something wrong every time I tasted the beer, very bitter at the time of transfer to the secondary. That has mostly eased now but it has a really horrible after taste. I still can't bring myself to finish a bottle of it. I think the final gravity reading shows there is something wrong with this brew, I haven't seen any extract recipes get that low.
Hope you guys can help me out with this one today, bringing a horrible beer is a heck of a way to make a first impression.