bakins
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Made a real simple PM "belgian" gold. 4.5# 2-row, .5 wheat, 4# pilsner LME and 2# sugar. Pitched Wyeast 1388 - 1/2 gallon starter. Started at 64, then ramped it up to around 75. OG=1.068. Took a sample to taste and get a reading after 2 weeks: 1.011. I let my wife taste it and she asks "what kind of fruit did you put in this one?" It tastes like a pear tree crossed with a pineapple. Is 1388 always this fruity? I love Duvel and supposedly 1388 is the same yeast? Maybe will be less "fruit in your face" when carbed? I was gonna keg it, but not so sure now.