GroovePuppy
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Cracked open bottle two of the first batch (British Pale Ale) which is now six weeks old and three weeks in the bottle. Hard to tell from the pic but it has clarified significantly over last week.
The banana flavor I got last week has faded but there still is some fruitiness. Also still some greenness to the flavor but the astringent aftertaste I got last week is all but gone. I could definitely start drinking it now but I'll wait to see what next week brings. Besides we had our halloween party last night and I have a ton of beer left over, hardly any of which is BMC.
Also tried the Nut Brown (batch 2) after taking a sample Friday for gravity at 13 days. Nice and dark with less bitterness than the Pale Ale had at 5 weeks.
Tastes like it should end up very nice. Tastes like the fermentation is done, i.e. no sweetness left. Gravity at 1.016 against a target of 1.011 but my OG was 1.058 with a target of 1.045. Passed the sample round last night and people liked it. Bottling next week if gravity is steady.
Finally my Apfelwein is still chugging away at 1 bubble every 2 seconds through the airlock. That's 7 days at that rate. Should be about ready to drink.
The banana flavor I got last week has faded but there still is some fruitiness. Also still some greenness to the flavor but the astringent aftertaste I got last week is all but gone. I could definitely start drinking it now but I'll wait to see what next week brings. Besides we had our halloween party last night and I have a ton of beer left over, hardly any of which is BMC.
Also tried the Nut Brown (batch 2) after taking a sample Friday for gravity at 13 days. Nice and dark with less bitterness than the Pale Ale had at 5 weeks.
Tastes like it should end up very nice. Tastes like the fermentation is done, i.e. no sweetness left. Gravity at 1.016 against a target of 1.011 but my OG was 1.058 with a target of 1.045. Passed the sample round last night and people liked it. Bottling next week if gravity is steady.
Finally my Apfelwein is still chugging away at 1 bubble every 2 seconds through the airlock. That's 7 days at that rate. Should be about ready to drink.