I brewed a 3 gallon batch of this smash as a BIAB, to test some new equipment. Unfortunately, I choose to brew outside on the one night of the year that we got rain and lightening in SoCal. It really came down. I abandoned my plan and decided to mash in a cooler. I covered it up and did not stir it. I boiled for 90 minutes and got totally soaked. Suddenly, no chill sounded like a good plan, not that I know anything about no chill. I put a lid on the pot, put a 5lb weight on it and went to bed. In the morning it was still storming. I poured everything in the fermenter - trub and all. I'd pretty much given up on this little batch. I tossed in a dry yeast packet (I just started BIAB and have a bunch of back up dried yeast as they came with extract kits but I always used liquid year starters).
Kegged it in a 3 gallon corney, and today had my first glass. Although its nearly alcohol free (2%ish) - I missed all my numbers - it really tastes nice. I'll have to try this again and do it properly.
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Southern California Home Brew Fest is 300+ DAYS away :(
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