OG: ????
FG: 1.040
ABV: 12-13% (based on 1.109 OG)
MASH:
Started around 155 for 15min, slowly dropped to 150 after about 40min in. Last 20min raised up to 155. Stirred every 5min or so. Reached 80% efficiency.
*** All gravity readings after fermentation began are off due to lack of refractometer reading conversion ***
FERMENTING:
Keeping around 60°F. Started with blow off tube, switched to air lock on day 8 when took gravity reading.
DAY 8:
SG 1.042
DAY 20:
FG: 1.040
Primed with 0.75oz maple syrup. Bottled 7. Added 6-8 drops of blueberry extract in 1. Now letting them age...
It's a good beer, but not what I was expecting. Tastes more like a rich porter. Too light TASTING in body, yet the mouthfeel is a little bit viscus like it should be. A bit too much of a burnt taste (too roasty) but not necessarily overpowering. It's definitely not 10.5% ABV... I don't taste alcohol at all like I would expect. Under-carbonated.
I'm wondering if cooler fermenting temperatures hindered fermentation. Ultimately probably should have fermented about twice as long and only dropped fermentation temperature the last 5 or so days.
Going to let the remaining 6 sit for at least another couple months before trying another. Will wait for a guest to pop the next one open, most likely. But I'm sure it will taste better when that time comes.
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