Bitter

[WOLF]

I have been brewing for a couple of years now, but have just started kegging my beer a few months ago. My problem is that most of the beer is ending up way to bitter, and I was not sure what to do about it. Please help.

[crazymonkey15]

Its always been bitter? Or its just bitter now that you're kegging?

[bub]

How are your doing your hop calculations, meerly by weight or by weight + aau?
I know you Kangaroo lovers were getting old batches of hops in the past and since aau degrades over time (I'm sure some asshat has a formula) if you started getting a fresh batch of the hops the aau may be higher than what you are used to. Also if you are only going by weight you may have gotten a batch that is higher than before, so check the label and do the math.... or say fuck it and drink the beer anyway.
BUB

[Push Eject]

Hi Wolf, welcome.

Bitter or astringent? What has changed in your process or have you always felt your beers are too bitter? Does it mellow over time?

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[WOLF]

It has only been bitter since i have been kegging, I calculate my hops by weight only and i have not been brewing [properly] for that long to know if it is astringent or not [I know I sound like an idiot us kangarro lovers dont have much in the way of good beer info over here] .