Back to The Beer Page Brewed: December 30, 1995
This one was brewed with extra care, to try to get things back
on track at the Pig. I brewed it in a new pot, used only purified
water, and opted to break with the long-standing tradition of
putting a jigger of the previous batch into the wort during the
boil, just in case. Also we went back to the earlier strategy of
using LOTS of malt: 6.5 lbs Laaglander Amber malt extract, 1 lb
Belgian Malt (230 Lovibund), and 1 lb black patent malt. 2 oz
Saaz hops for the boil, 1.5 oz Perle for finishing. Yeast was
Wyeast 1214 (Belgian Abbey).
They are a little bit on the flat side, but no sign of any
off-flavors at all, so we are calling this a success for breaking
the 'curse.' Actually, the black malt seems to have added just
the right smokiness-- it's quite good actually!
Rating: ****
| Stars | Rating |
| ******* | God's own beverage |
| ****** | Better than sex (but not better than Guinness) |
| ***** | Why go out? |
| **** | Damn those 45 bottles went fast!! |
| *** | So lala |
| ** | What died in the secondary? |
| * | Not beer as we know it |
| 0 | I'd rather eat the bottle |