Sunday, October 16, 2016
OK, so I've bottled both batches -- I did indeed brew a Chinook saison along with an English bitter. The bitter needs some age I think, it tasted a bit green the other night, but the saison -- which I bottled earlier today -- has some serious potential. It is very dry and has a pleasant peppery spiciness in the nose and in the flavor. Oddly, I don't notice any telltale signs of Chinook hops. The English ale might end up a bit boring. I'm thinking both beer could have benefited from some dry hopping. Both beers have to site a few more weeks before any too serious judgement is made about them. I now have four cases of beer conditioning. I think I'll take another break from brewing until it gets to be winter and then maybe I'll brew an altbier.
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The bitter is coming along, fairly close to style, although with more late hoppiness than style. I'm having the saison tonight and it's too sweet with too much coriander. I used a little more than a tablespoon. Color and carb are fine, but the finish is just too sweet. Not sure how to rectify this...perhaps adding a drop of hop extract to each glass would do the trick.
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