I brewed this just about 4 weeks ago. It was in the fermenter for 3 weeks and then dry hopped for an additional 10 days. It is an extract brew of course and was a 5.5 gallon batch which is the first time I’ve used my 6.5 gallon carboy. Despite the larger carboy, I still had some blow off but not as bad as usual.
It is an all Galaxy hop beer. I’m trying to make an IPA with as many single-hops as I can to learn first hand what various hops taste like and learn what I prefer before doing any complicated hop schedules with my IPAs.
It’s not carbonated to the level that I want it to be but it’s very drinkable and pretty damn tasty. As expected, it’s a very malty beer so the mouthfeel is pretty heavy.
Luckily for me, when I first started to homebrew I had little development of my beer palate. You’ve clearly done the opposite. Hope you can still enjoy your homebrews, unfortunately the charm of “I made this” fades quickly.
Well, the good news is, where I’d probably rate this a 2.5, I will most certainly be drinking the entire keg. The pride is still there and my neighbors are huge fans of galaxy hops (they just call it pineapple flavoring).
So, it’ll be consumed but, if I had it at a bar, I most certainly wouldn’t be ordering it again.