Shortbeard
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Hello,
I stated this in the BOMM thread but as I have gotten lazy and didn't use the correct nutrients here is my faux bochet.
Slow cooker half your honey for 16 hours on high it will come out pitch black. Then add 1 cut up banana, 1.5 ounces currants, 2 ounces sultan raisins, five 4 inch cinnamon sticks and honey water mix to make 5 gallons with a starting gravity of 1.100.
I used yeast energizer and nutrient to the BOMM protocol with a wyeast 1388 starter. I degassed twice or three times a day to the final sugar break. Then life got in the way. Approximately 3 weeks later I have a gravity of 1.002.
I just added 1 1/3 cup honey to back sweeten into primary going to make sure I have a stable gravity before racking onto vanilla beans.
Quick question if step feeding to back sweeten how do I calculate final ABV?
As a tasting note it has come out dry with a very small hint of honey, a hot initial hit in the mouth that fades to a pleasant caramel like flavour. Something close to campfire marshmallows. The after taste is bitter and a little acrid. Any suggestion on how to mellow out the after taste?
Here is a photo of my stolen sample.
I stated this in the BOMM thread but as I have gotten lazy and didn't use the correct nutrients here is my faux bochet.
Slow cooker half your honey for 16 hours on high it will come out pitch black. Then add 1 cut up banana, 1.5 ounces currants, 2 ounces sultan raisins, five 4 inch cinnamon sticks and honey water mix to make 5 gallons with a starting gravity of 1.100.
I used yeast energizer and nutrient to the BOMM protocol with a wyeast 1388 starter. I degassed twice or three times a day to the final sugar break. Then life got in the way. Approximately 3 weeks later I have a gravity of 1.002.
I just added 1 1/3 cup honey to back sweeten into primary going to make sure I have a stable gravity before racking onto vanilla beans.
Quick question if step feeding to back sweeten how do I calculate final ABV?
As a tasting note it has come out dry with a very small hint of honey, a hot initial hit in the mouth that fades to a pleasant caramel like flavour. Something close to campfire marshmallows. The after taste is bitter and a little acrid. Any suggestion on how to mellow out the after taste?
Here is a photo of my stolen sample.