devildancer
Well-Known Member
We brewed up a Mad Elf clone that I found floating around on one of the sites. It's basically a Belgian Golden Strong, brewed with honey and cherries.
Everything was great when I racked it onto the cherries, half sweet and half tart. I think I left it too long because when I kegged it Sunday, it has a really sweet candy taste. FG was 1.016 when I racked it to the cherries and the same when I kegged it, leading me to believe all of the sugar fermented out of the fruit. It was on the fruit for about 4 weeks.
I'm thinking of adding a half ounce of light or medium oak to the keg to try and balance it, any advice?\
Edit: Or maybe it just needs time?
Everything was great when I racked it onto the cherries, half sweet and half tart. I think I left it too long because when I kegged it Sunday, it has a really sweet candy taste. FG was 1.016 when I racked it to the cherries and the same when I kegged it, leading me to believe all of the sugar fermented out of the fruit. It was on the fruit for about 4 weeks.
I'm thinking of adding a half ounce of light or medium oak to the keg to try and balance it, any advice?\
Edit: Or maybe it just needs time?