So about 1 week before I bottled the Phat Quail Ale I needed to dry hop it. This is my first crack at dry hopping. I made sure to clean and sanitize the new carboy and racked the beer over to it. Now I was not particularly careful about making sure not slosh the beer around too much. The beer ended up with a wet cardboard type taste. It's drinkable but not as good as it should be. It may have also been from the air lock which dried out a little bit and perhaps allowed some air to get in.
But I digress. After I transferred over I threw in the hop pellets and left it for another week. After the week was through I bottled the beer as normal and let it be for about 10 days. It carbonated great. Kevin loved the beer. He thinks it's the best ever. I think it could be if not for the one flaw. I guess Kevin gots skills and can look past the flaw and see the diamond underneath. I think I might give some to David for his birthday.
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