I made two beers a while back. Probably 6 months. Maybe longer.
One was an old time Brown Ale. It never got down to final gravity. I think my diastic power equation failed me. I used a large portion of brown malt and a very small amount 6-row. It didn't work. I planned on putting some Brett in the final beer to give it that old barrel flavor that should of been present in the 1700's in England. Also added a bit of oak. So instead of wasting the final beer I added the Brett and oak and decided to see what would happen. The beer was at 1.034. After six months its only down to 1.028. I am going to bottle this in some sturdy bottles and see how it tastes. It currently tastes awesome. A bit sweet but it has a great depth of flavor. I will be interested to see how it finishes out.
The other one was an Orval clone that I am calling Opal Abbey. Named after my high school band of course. This one has a huge Brett nose. Fruity, funky yet clean. I dont know how that makes any sense but thats also what it taste like. It was actually pretty clean. It smelled more funky and fruity than the flavor. I am going to dry hop this for a few days and then bottle this one up.
Hopefully we will have some tastings in the very near future with these beers.
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