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Tried one today with a clean palette and I am very happy with it. Sweet malty flavor and the hops aren't all that pronounced. Very subtle. Just enough that I am not overpowered by the maltiness of the beer. That is a good thing as I don't really care for beers that are heavy in malt flavor like...

Tried one and it tastes fine. Has more bittering than I intended but still good.

The batch is bottled where it will sit for two weeks to carbonate and mellow out. Final gravity was 1.015.

I feel good with 3 weeks. I am patient but not that patient. Everything is sanitized and ready to go for Sunday. Another user commented I used more than necessary of the steeping grains. I did more research and I agree but will test it out as time goes on. I am aware that most of their sugars...

I did rehydrate the yeast. I aerate the wort by pouring it back and forth several times. It seemed to work well for my last batch. With the way this yeast behaved I don't think it needed any further energizing. I actually happened to catch sight of another bubble in the air lock 3 days ago...

The Recipe: 1lb crystal malt 40l. .5 lbs. chocolate malt 1lb carapils 7.1lb pilsner malt extract 1 oz. pacific jade hops at 0 minutes and another addition at 30 minutes .25 oz Nelson Sauvin for the final 8 minutes of the boil Nottingham Ale Yeast So far I have managed to pitch the yeast too...