In the Iambeer house, all was quiet and all was still. There I was, sitting on the couch sippin' SNPA's and getting in the SNPA groove; Thinking, "SNPA, I love you". Then I thought I would break open my tester from the SNPA clone batch I bottled a few weeks ago (in the frigo since yesterday).
This was my third attempt at the SNPA clone. My first attempt it so bad, it is still in the bottles (I open one per month and don't have the heart [or the time] to dump them all at once). The second was OK (at the time, it was a triumph). Now my third attempt has the advantage of cooler fermentation. So I had moderately better expectations.
SNPA clone #3 first taste impressions:
1 No noticeable off tastes (in contrast to last two attempts)
2 Smoother than expected (again, exceeding my expectations)
3 Minty finish
Minty finish. Cascade. In the Iambeer house, on the iambeer hour, I am sitting on the couch and reflecting on this minty finish.
I like to drink beer fresh. Since I brew 3 gallon batches, beer doesn't last that long. I don't want to have to wait for the hops to mellow out in the future, unless it is very worth it.
Is the minty aftertaste a result of the 60, 20, 5, or dry hop addition? I should like to lower the amount of hops then.
Overall I'm happy and I think I will sleep well after this beer is done.
This is also the first time I used granulated sugar instead of corn sugar for conditioning with excellent results.
Now if I could figure out why my wheat beers taste and smell like cheerios...
This was my third attempt at the SNPA clone. My first attempt it so bad, it is still in the bottles (I open one per month and don't have the heart [or the time] to dump them all at once). The second was OK (at the time, it was a triumph). Now my third attempt has the advantage of cooler fermentation. So I had moderately better expectations.
SNPA clone #3 first taste impressions:
1 No noticeable off tastes (in contrast to last two attempts)
2 Smoother than expected (again, exceeding my expectations)
3 Minty finish
Minty finish. Cascade. In the Iambeer house, on the iambeer hour, I am sitting on the couch and reflecting on this minty finish.
I like to drink beer fresh. Since I brew 3 gallon batches, beer doesn't last that long. I don't want to have to wait for the hops to mellow out in the future, unless it is very worth it.
Is the minty aftertaste a result of the 60, 20, 5, or dry hop addition? I should like to lower the amount of hops then.
Overall I'm happy and I think I will sleep well after this beer is done.
This is also the first time I used granulated sugar instead of corn sugar for conditioning with excellent results.
Now if I could figure out why my wheat beers taste and smell like cheerios...