tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501361286897702641.post1483852709516523810..comments2011-02-20T03:23:37.000-06:00The Bearded Brewerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09272265527986943248noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501361286897702641.post-59949631860025610452008-08-16T09:29:00.000-05:002008-08-16T09:29:00.000-05:00Glad the hopshot turned out well. I was interested in how the hop extract worked. Too bad on RyePA type thing. It sounded like it could have been tasty. I agree with you that the Kolsch yeast with said grain bill may have been your culprit. Rye gives you that "grainy" flavor, and the thought of it with a Kolsch-esque background kinda makes me gag. <BR/><BR/>Mango and roasted barley in the Irie should be tast-tastic. Be careful with the roasted barley, a little goes a long way. like .25 lbs. for a 5 gallon batch, expecially with the amount of chocolate malt in the Irie. Roasted = burnt flavor. That and mango sounds tasty.<BR/><BR/>Hope all's going well. <BR/><BR/>Cheers!Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11505626499050674325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501361286897702641.post-2615586399513576672008-08-12T23:05:00.000-05:002008-08-12T23:05:00.000-05:00Kevin,<BR/>I've done the same thing too! I've saved bottles and had them become much more drinkable as they aged. The problem with this particular situation was a lack of kegs, and the need for them for upcoming beer. It was bad timing. Once I figured it sucked, I lost patience and dumped it. Had I bottled it, I wouldn't have had quite the over-reaction. In the future I plan on bottling my more "experimental beers" like I did recently with my Burning Beard. <BR/>Marcus,<BR/>I'll keep you posted on the Irie with Mango. It could be really good. Not enough of the "tropical" fruit came out in the last one, but it was still really good. This will be the first with barley, so I think it could play well off eachother based on the last batch.<BR/>Thanks guys!The Bearded Brewerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09272265527986943248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501361286897702641.post-15455805278408539602008-08-11T09:16:00.000-05:002008-08-11T09:16:00.000-05:00You threw it down the drain? You should have saved it! My first pale ale of the year sucked pretty hardcore when I first tasted it too. I decided to drink it anyway, which took me about a month. The bad part was that when I got to the last few bottles, it started tasting really good. It was just green and needed to age.Kevin LaVoyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03422429428826110381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501361286897702641.post-40029424961298746232008-08-10T20:30:00.000-05:002008-08-10T20:30:00.000-05:00The Irie with Org. Mango and roasted barley sounds great! I'm interested in how those two flavors mingle.marcushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02521269348946886756noreply@blogger.com