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I just brewed a wheat wine and used mainly dried hops from my hop bines in the yard. Obviously i didnt know the AA% of them so just used a bunch figuring they wouldnt be mutant hops from the west coast. The beer finished fermenting and I tasted it and it is way too bitter. Crazy bitter. Anything i can do post-fermentation that will help this beer balance out a bit?

It's a wheat wine... let it age.

Agreed with spidey. Let this one age for a while so the hops can mellow out a bit. Next time only use your homegrown hops for which you don't know the AA% for your aroma and small flavor additions where they aren't contributing as much to IBUs.

After it ages, if it is still too bitter brew another batch and blend.

Age is your friend. I bet this beer will taste fantastic in a couple of years.

I don't know if this might have been mentioned but, you should let it age.

Barley/wheat wines are rarely good immediately out of the fermenter.

CRBrewHound wrote:After it ages, if it is still too bitter brew another batch and blend.

this too. you could do it now too, without waiting for age; but to be honest something like that will benefit from age regardless of the hop situation.

LehighAce06 wrote:

CRBrewHound wrote:After it ages, if it is still too bitter brew another batch and blend.

this too. you could do it now too, without waiting for age; but to be honest something like that will benefit from age regardless of the hop situation.

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