Monday, July 11, 2011

Bottling the Saison and Holiday Beer Troubles

Yesterday we bottled the Saison du Grassklippare (Lawnmower Saison). Forty-one 12-oz bottles and one mini-keg (since I plan on uncapping this at our end of the summer BBQ). A quick taste expressed positive results - nice, medium hops and light-body will mean a very refreshing beer. A little time for carbonation and we likely have a winner.

Final gravity: 1.010
Estimated ABV: 4.5%

And now for the dissapointing news: The yeast did not fully attenuate the holiday beer. I moved it from the primary fermenter into another vessel and added some dry yeast. We now have renewed fermentation but not with the same yeast strain. Hopefully, this doesn't result in off flavors. Only time will tell.

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