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Learning patience ......
Having one of my Imperial Stouts tonight. 85 days after brew day. Very much different today than it was just three weeks ago. Three weeks ago, I wasn't sure how soon I would be able to drink this .. cuz honesty, it was kinda nasty. Had a really harsh bite/after-taste. Today it's different, the harshness is gone and the after-taste seems appropriate - ok. Could just be my current mood or status of my taste buds, but, yes, I think this is good now. (I'll get a second follow-up opinion this week).
Kinda got the same thing in my last California Common ... as I let it sit it became crystal clear - probably as clear of beer as I've made yet - and really smoothed out. .. lost all that bit of sulfur the comes from the (warm) lager yeast. Kinda sad there's not a lot left now. Next time, I'll leave it sit longer before I get into it.
I still consider myself a "youngster" in much of this crowd, so finding these things interesting. .. and with each successive batch, I find it easier to wait ... because I'm learning, with some beers, the reward for patience.
Having one of my Imperial Stouts tonight. 85 days after brew day. Very much different today than it was just three weeks ago. Three weeks ago, I wasn't sure how soon I would be able to drink this .. cuz honesty, it was kinda nasty. Had a really harsh bite/after-taste. Today it's different, the harshness is gone and the after-taste seems appropriate - ok. Could just be my current mood or status of my taste buds, but, yes, I think this is good now. (I'll get a second follow-up opinion this week).
Kinda got the same thing in my last California Common ... as I let it sit it became crystal clear - probably as clear of beer as I've made yet - and really smoothed out. .. lost all that bit of sulfur the comes from the (warm) lager yeast. Kinda sad there's not a lot left now. Next time, I'll leave it sit longer before I get into it.
I still consider myself a "youngster" in much of this crowd, so finding these things interesting. .. and with each successive batch, I find it easier to wait ... because I'm learning, with some beers, the reward for patience.
