DrinkNoH2O
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I finally brewed this one a few weeks ago (had the ingredients sitting around for a while) and bottled it last Tuesday. Hit 75% efficiency for an OG of 1.076. It fermented the way down to 1.005! It's going to be a beast coming in at around 9.3% ABV!
I pitched a large decanted starter of the WLP570 as well as a single rehydrated pack of S-04 and it took off in less than 2 hours.
The one mistake I made was wrapping a blanket around the beer after the first 12 hours or so. The temp briefly shot up to 91 degrees! It was only for a few hours though, hopefully it's not ruined.
With the yeast activity I was seeing it would have hit 82-84 on its own with no extra insulation. Live and learn I guess.
So this beer was initially too boozy/estery for me and I let it sit at room temperature in bottles for about a month and a half, then "lagered" it in the fridge in bottles for over two months. Had the first bottle from the fridge last night and man was it awesome.
Nice balance of yeast and spice and really packs a wallop. I was buzzing pretty hard after finishing one bottle.
Next step is to pick up a real bottle of DT and compare.