You know, I'm starting to think that 1098 and I don't work together very well. I'm on my 2nd batch of BM's ESB - the first batch with 1098 went from ..57 to .21. Warmed it up, stirrred it up, but no avail - stayed at .21.
So, I bottled it. I takes good, but cloyingly sweet. On its own, its great, but when comparing to other beers I've made, its like drinking full bodied sugar beer. I also realize the sweetness hides alot of complexity. Another thing is, the beer remains VERY cloudy -even after refridgeration. And I thought this was supposed to be a strain that flocculates well.. So this had me thinking:
Maybe I screwed up the the 1st batch? I tried again. I'm only 8 days into fermentation, but it seems its doing the same thing. As much as I can with my low-tech Ferm chamber (swamp cooler) I've kept the temp at 64-66 on the fermometer - but the ferm seems sluggish.. On day 4 I took it out of the water bath to warm it up and give it a swirl.
I won't know for another week for sure, so we'll see. Anyone else have a similar experience with 1098? I've had no problems with S-05, Irish Ale, Notty or Thames before.
So, I bottled it. I takes good, but cloyingly sweet. On its own, its great, but when comparing to other beers I've made, its like drinking full bodied sugar beer. I also realize the sweetness hides alot of complexity. Another thing is, the beer remains VERY cloudy -even after refridgeration. And I thought this was supposed to be a strain that flocculates well.. So this had me thinking:
Maybe I screwed up the the 1st batch? I tried again. I'm only 8 days into fermentation, but it seems its doing the same thing. As much as I can with my low-tech Ferm chamber (swamp cooler) I've kept the temp at 64-66 on the fermometer - but the ferm seems sluggish.. On day 4 I took it out of the water bath to warm it up and give it a swirl.
I won't know for another week for sure, so we'll see. Anyone else have a similar experience with 1098? I've had no problems with S-05, Irish Ale, Notty or Thames before.