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Taste Notes

Whoa! Lots of flavor. The phenolics from the yeast were huge on the nose, with a little bit of burnt rubber in the taste. This ended up fading as the beer aged. Cardamom was a bit overwhelming. Adding the vanilla bean helped to smooth it out and tone it down. Next time I will cut the amount of cardamom in half. Apricot flavor was barely perceptible. They might do better if added to the secondary, so that the aromas and flavors don’t get sent off during active fermentation by gases leaving the fermentor. The appearance was overly hazy. This might clear up with some more aging, maybe in the kegerator. This could also be from the pectin in the apricots. Something could be added to clear this up. The beer was served at the World Cup of Beer 2018 and the next day at Shapeshifters cinema. Overall, feedback was very positive, the beer was said to be refreshing—this was from the people who were looking for a different kind of experience. For others, I think the flavor was way too overwhelming, spicy, and sweet.

Notes

Brewed 3/23/2018 This recipe is another attempt to clone a donut created by Dynamo Donuts in San Francisco. Used two organic Belgian Wit partial mash kits from 7 Bridges for the grain, extract, and hops. Added Fermentis T-58 yeast to see what it could do. This was more an experiment in these specific kinds of fruit, spice, and yeast. The apricots placed in a strainer and were steeped in the wort at the end of the boil and allowed to sit for 20 min. They were then pulled out and shoved into the fermentor using a funnel. 10 cardamom pods (about 0.5 oz) were crushed and dropped in to steep as well at the end of the boil. 3/24/2018 Fermenting at 56º F. The basement was really cold. 3/27/2018 Moved the fermentor to a warmer place that was at room temperature in the basement, about 62º F. 4/3/2018 Racked to a keg to let sit at room temperature for a few days, as a secondary. 4/5/2018 Soaked 2 vanilla beans in vodka for 24 hours (1 per 5 gallon keg) and dropped the vodka and beans in the kegs. 4/6/2018 Dropped the kegs in the kegerator to chill this morning. Started carbonating that evening. 4/7/2018 Served one keg at the World Cup of Beer 2018 (where I won first place in the American Pale Ale category!!!) 4/8/2018 Served the other keg at Shapeshifters Cinema. Everyone said they enjoyed it!