When did I put this in? Oh yeah, would have been in the first few hours of Thursday. So that's 28th kick off and it had almost 24 hours of the 28th.Now, 31st, I've just gone near it for the first time. I'm staying so laid back about this whole affair, I'm horizontal.
Well, I just had a conversation with a neighbour, in which I managed to wind myself up by explaining a personal gripe to him. Thus, when I got back here and one part of me said, " Test that beer. " the other part of me made me say out loud, to Orange Dog; " Yeah. And you watch. The hydi'll bounce off of it and it'll taste like a tin of TCP! ".
Tapped some into the jar. Cautiously sniffed at it. Actually seemed to smell like wort. Hmm ..... Took it across to the sink, blew the froth off and popped the hydi in. Boing! Down she went. Actually got a reading of 31. Never bothered taking an original reading. It'll be what ever strength it is, regardless.
Then the moment of truth. I took a sip. Tasted. Considered. Decided this is probably what not yet quite fermented out Stout must taste like then. Took a swig. I looked at Orange Dog. She looked at me. I declared, " Actually, that wasn't really all bad ..... " Then I threw the rest down my neck with indecent eagerness!
Now I just can't get the contents of that FV out of my f*cking mind! If it tastes That good at half way? No wonder I've seen people describing the finished article as " OMFG!!! ".
I Must Not succumb and sneak out there with a pint glass in my hand!
