Sparkling Golden Ale

[drsmurto]

It will be fine - hoppy and damn tasty

[rwh]

I think it'll be OK, though it will be quite bitter (Amarillo is a high AA% hop). Did you include the kit in the boil or add it at flameout?

[JonesyGT]

No

Kit was added @ flameout
I never boil kits

Hope its not to bitter

Ive tried this 2 times B4 & prefer the 1st hop schedule but straight after adding the 2nd lot of 25 I realised & wasnt a happy brewer

Oh well, I still have another 3 or so days till I move to secondary
Anyone have any advice as to what to do or just keep following the recipe?

Cheers
Mark

[rwh]

Right now there isn't much you can do. Just go ahead and bottle it and if it's too bitter give it a few months and the bitterness should attenuate somewhat.

[drsmurto]

Ok, done a quick calc using my golden ale AG recipe as a template

Assuming your boil gravity was around 1.046, ie. you used only 400g of the LDME in 3.5L, you can expect an additional 35 IBUs.

If you boiled all 1.5kg of the LDME in 3.5 L you have a gravity of ~1.156 and would only get an additional 12 IBUs

[JonesyGT]

Thanx doc

Feeling much better


I add the whole 1.5 to the boil so I guess its up 12
Still a bit but much more tolerable than 35

Cheers
Mark