Not sure what happened on this brew, but I think it was a problem with DMS because the beer had a strange off taste. It wasn’t too bitter or too sour, instead, it had a sulfur aroma/taste that overpowered most everything else. I’m also going to blame high INITIAL fermentation temps – because I’ve used WLP565 up to 80+ degrees before and made an amazing Saison…but the difference here is that it may have started way too hot. The sample I tasted before bottling seemed very good. Really upset because I was hoping for a nice black pepper/citrus taste here – and it just didn’t come through. Giving this one only 50%, not good at all.
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Black Pepper Saison
13 Jan
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2 pot mash IPA
17 NovI split the mash into 2 pots so I could try to see what happened if the grains had a LOT of mash water – with a smaller sparge. I couldn’t tell much of a difference in the end product. Again, it may’ve fermented a bit too hot. Planning to get a controlled temp fridge soon to fix this stuff. Giving this 75% because it was decent, at best.