Kegged the Zythos on Tuesday. The idea was that on Thursday the poker boys would be over and I could use them as taste testers. On Wednesday Ellie and I tried it and it was good. A little too bitter but it had a malty profile and a great mouthfeel. I think I have nailed the water issue for IPAs.
This beer was fermented cold. I put it in the spare bathroom and left the window open. It fermented at around 62F and after a couple of weeks the OG was 1.020. I thought I could get it a little lower so I swirled the yeast back into suspension and moved the fermenter inside the house to warm up a little. After another four/five days is dropped to 1.015. It was dry hopped for 5 days. I think it could do with a little more dry hopping. Ellie suggested halving the beer into one of the kegs and adding some more hops. That's a good idea!
So, the poker boys drank the beer and it got them drunk. I can't think of anytime in poker history where we got that drunk that fast. It was bad enough that we had a hard time playing poker. The consensus was that the beer was good. I agree. It is.
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