This is such a strong beer we only got 1 gallon of it, which when bottled made only 17 330ml bottles!
I was disappointed how high the final gravity was – 1.064. This is way above what I’d been aiming for, and has resulted in a very sweet, think beer with a strength of only (!) 8.8%. We’d been gunning for 12%! Why? Well we had a high mash temperature, which must have resulted in a LOT of complex non-fermentable sugars. Maybe another time we’ll dial down the mash temp a bit. You live and learn.
However (and this is the big however), we’re actually dead pleased with the final beer. It’s going to be a hugely rich and tasty beer which is what we were aiming for. Here’s a few tasting notes:
Appearance – jet black, with thick crude oil-like viscosity.
Aroma – camp coffee.
Taste – Dark bitter chocolate. Firm but not unpleasant bitterness that stays in the mouth for many minutes. Perhaps some slight acidity. Warmth from the alcohol, but not fumy.
Mouthfeel – thick and silky, coats the mouth.
These are going to stay in bottle for about a year before they are ready to drink.
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