Happywanderer
Well-Known Member
I'm now a believer. I've read that on this forum multiple times.
My pale ale that had RIDICULOUSLY high efficiency (all-grain hit 85% efficiency .. was counting on 70%) and RIDICULOUSLY high attenuation (85% attenuation .. WLP001 .. beast.. straight up beast yeast).
I tasted it at bottling and gagged. Really. That bad.
I tasted it after 3 weeks bottle conditioning. Dumped it. Wow was it terrible.
But. I let it all sit. 3.5 months later and BAM!
Amazingly smooth, balanced, citrusy but not too bitter, sweet but not cloying. Thick creamy head with amazing lacing. Very remniscnet of a belgian in its complexity. Then the 9% ABV hits you. Ahhhhh.
So - there ya go. Never dump it.
My pale ale that had RIDICULOUSLY high efficiency (all-grain hit 85% efficiency .. was counting on 70%) and RIDICULOUSLY high attenuation (85% attenuation .. WLP001 .. beast.. straight up beast yeast).
I tasted it at bottling and gagged. Really. That bad.
I tasted it after 3 weeks bottle conditioning. Dumped it. Wow was it terrible.
But. I let it all sit. 3.5 months later and BAM!
Amazingly smooth, balanced, citrusy but not too bitter, sweet but not cloying. Thick creamy head with amazing lacing. Very remniscnet of a belgian in its complexity. Then the 9% ABV hits you. Ahhhhh.
So - there ya go. Never dump it.