When I left you last, faithful readers, my bigass farmhouse, Stone Blind Horses, had been ported to a secondary on top of 60 oz. of apricot puree and a fresh packet of Belle Saison dry yeast and still very active. Well, it finally settled down and after a week of no noticeable activity, I ported the batch to yet another fermenter. Partly to get the brew off the yeast, but partly just so I'd have an excuse to see what the hell was going on in there!
Despite the extensive time in the living room, the repitch and all the other fumbling about, the beer's FG tested right at my original target of 1.010. The addition of the apricot puree and all the water included should reduce the actual ABV of the end result some, but I figure it's close enough for my meager mathematics. The tasting from the gravity test sample was OK: light apricot flavor, peppery in the middle with the 11% ABV being quite noticeable.
It's been sitting in my living room with no activity for a couple weeks now, so I popped the top and tossed in 2 ounces of Aramis hops pellets in a hop bag. I'm hoping this will bump up the spicy, peppery notes while it's fresh.
Thanks for dropping by for more Kitchen babbles!
