Someone remind me every 3 months or so that brewing, even with the Pico takes time! I had a real mess with the last batch, Stingray IPA, the cartridge ruptured and there was grain everywhere. Had to disassemble the Pico and even the ball lock connectors had hulls in them. But I had the brand new Tilt so I threw it in and fermented. February 24th. Tony walked me thru the cleaning of the Pico. March 1st it's 1.022 and then it dropped a bit more and then March 5th I cold crashed and hopped it.
Well I didn't mark the date but it was just about 48 hours I racked it. Well it looked like chocolate milk! Grain in the trub! I don't see how the filter wasn't clogged. But it wasn't. Stuck in the fridge and force carbed, after about 3 days I checked and it was about the ugliest beer I've ever seen. And it didn't taste good either! But In the meantime stuff happens, I had ewes that need vaccinations, and in a battle of the sheep I ended up with a broken rib, and then shortly after that I slipped (because I am being careful) getting into the skidloader and tore my right hamstring. Then the grandkids came to visit, in the meantime I stuck all my beer in the basement so that I had snacks upstairs for the kids. And because I can't do the steps well with the torn hamstring the beer has been down there. Then on the 21st I needed stuff from the downstairs fridge, took a glass down with me and a bunch of cheese for the freeze dryer. The chocolate looking mess is cleared and it's not an enormous head but decent and the taste is shockingly good!
Here I am on the 26th waiting for a couple more ewes to lamb, drinking and enjoying a beer I was sure that I was going to have to dump back in early March.