Bottled this 2 weeks ago, pulled one out of the cupboard yesterday, in the fridge for 5 minutes then into a warm glass.
Bloody Beautiful. Really complex (almost like a Belgian Dark) (Note to self: get a guide on beer tasting / reviewing - anyone got one?)
I think I left it on the secondary yeast cake too long coz it's got a strong yeasty (not sure if you can smell the results of autolysis??). But it's reasonably high in alcohol (6.8), and a high FG (1020 - need to start doing decent Yeast starters for stuff this big i guess), so you don't really notice it that much. It may even decrease with a bit of time in a fridge.
Summary: a great beer, nice work on the recipe JM.
Bloody Beautiful. Really complex (almost like a Belgian Dark) (Note to self: get a guide on beer tasting / reviewing - anyone got one?)
I think I left it on the secondary yeast cake too long coz it's got a strong yeasty (not sure if you can smell the results of autolysis??). But it's reasonably high in alcohol (6.8), and a high FG (1020 - need to start doing decent Yeast starters for stuff this big i guess), so you don't really notice it that much. It may even decrease with a bit of time in a fridge.
Summary: a great beer, nice work on the recipe JM.