Re: Norwich Amateur Brewers - Brew Like a Monk competition.
Posted: Tue Oct 24, 2023 6:43 pm
Dan Goderham and Stewart Horne on the dark strong. Dan detected strong nettle aromas, Stew thought it was umami/soy sauce. Tasted very nice to me though!
Keith Bailey and Stew Horne on the wit, both noted it was clear (I seem to struggle to even deliberately make cloudy beer), slightly too bitter and too much coriander (I love coriander!!), plus hint of phenolic.
All in all considering I just banged some grain and yeast together in a made up recipe, didn't control temp (noticed the dark strong was up at over 27 degrees for a day or so when I looked at the fermentation profile from my ispindel), bottled it and didn't do any second versions, I think a 30 as my best score is a reasonable effort. I'm also now unsure how much my sense of taste has really recovered after having covid a few times!
Keith Bailey and Stew Horne on the wit, both noted it was clear (I seem to struggle to even deliberately make cloudy beer), slightly too bitter and too much coriander (I love coriander!!), plus hint of phenolic.
All in all considering I just banged some grain and yeast together in a made up recipe, didn't control temp (noticed the dark strong was up at over 27 degrees for a day or so when I looked at the fermentation profile from my ispindel), bottled it and didn't do any second versions, I think a 30 as my best score is a reasonable effort. I'm also now unsure how much my sense of taste has really recovered after having covid a few times!