Saturday, September 17, 2005

The Heffe Weizen is now in secondary fermentation. The specific gravity upon transfer was near 1.015. The beer seems much lighter that the wort. It has the color of heffe weizen. It tastes like it's going to be a heffe weizen. I'm even predicting that it will be good. The odor is just right.

I also tasted some of the under-carbonated IPA today. It's not going to be great. It has a slightly tart flavor that worries me a bit. The beer is bitter, but not strongly so. It lacks the level of hop flavor and aroma that I would like. And the body is thin. It kinda reminds me of a pale ale rather than an IPA. All that said, I expect that I will be quite happy with the beer. My first attempt at homebrew has the promise of being other than abject failure. Indeed, a beer you pay a buck a piece for could be worse.

I'm thinking of trying my hand at an IPA again before I mix up that porter.

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