Midas Touch Brew Session

The actual number of saffron threads was probably more like 20. They were just a jumble in the package and I didn't have the inclination to sort them out 1 at a time. I was going to pitch a packet of S-04 but I changed it up and pitched Loki flakes instead. I aerated by shaking the carboy for 1 minute. 2/2 - no discernible activity after 16 hours or so. In the evening, activity is full bore. I added 600g of grape juice concentrate. 2/4 - the beer color was a bit darker and clearer before adding the grape juice concentrate, though now it is entirely opaque and has lightened up a bit. 2/7 - racked to secondary today and added about 350g of light corn syrup that was sitting around, so I'll see what that does to my brew I wanted the beer to produce more CO2 to eliminate oxygen from the transfer. A sample had a definite sulfur aroma but not in the taste, which is not surprising given the lower temps that the Kveik is fermenting at. The gravity showed 1.012. 2/15 - tasting notes on a Midas Touch - pours almost no foam that dissipates immediately, crystal clear, and gold in color. Aroma is exactly that of Pilsner Urquell to me. Flavor follows the nose and then changes a bit into a mead flavor, sort of a corn and honey; there's a bit of alcohol on the breath if I really look for it. Body is medium to dense but nucleation sharpness is low. Overall, this tastes like a richer pilsner, like Antarctica Original from Brazil, and I wouldn't guess that is an "extreme" ale if I didn't know better. This will serve as a baseline for my beer, though I can't say I'm very impressed. 2/19 - bottled today. This finished much higher than I was anticipating, and I'm not sure why. The sample tasted slightly sweet, with a little grape on the end. The beer was quite clear as well, which isn't surprising given that I racked it to a secondary vessel. 2/26 - I tried one today and it has a savory note at first, followed by some butter flavor that is well hidden by a mead and light grape flavor. This is quite sweet still. I think it needs to age for some time yet.