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03/29/2013 melissa: sweet flavor, the grains are really good and well blended, the hops were perfect (for me). the one thing that I was not happy with was the yeast- you can still taste this in the beer and you can taste some of the sweet malt- this is probablybecause the yeast hasnot fermented all of the malt. However, I like the sweetness it adds a neat characteristic to the beer- if possible I would still like to keep a subtle hint of this. The color is slightly dark for a pale ale, and the flavor is slightly sweet and not dry enough for a pale ale. The hoppiness is on the under side but that is how i like it. In general I really like the body of the beer- its subtle yet flavorfull. I think that the carmel malt really added a unique yet interesting flavor to the beer that I am in favor of. The abv should have been up at 5.6 however again this is probably due to the yeast adrian: it is good, it tastes close to blue moon, but smoother, nice color. chelo/ doug- its a good beer

Notes

Begining gravity 1.050, ending gravity 1.016 estimated abv 4.57% http://www.brewersfriend.com/abv-calculator/ 03/13/2013 transfered to secondary fermenter (this could of happened to quickly which may of affected the fermentation.) on 03/23/2013 added additional yeast, because the gravity was still sitting at 1.0235 kegged 03/29/2013, the gravity was still at 1.0215- but it had already been enough time- going on too long. when i took a gravity during the kegging process i got a gravity of 1.015, 1.019 avg 1.017 03/29/2013****It would be worth trying this beer again with the same yeast and letting it ferment longer***** to see if that will change the fermentation**** however keep in mind that it was still very slow during the primary so there may be a better yeast to use in this beer. ***** It may also be worth it to create a different beer for the california ale yeast that we used.***** If we use a different yeast that is more successful then it may eat more of the malt decreasing the sweet flavor. an idea to counter act that is to add honey- the sweetness really does add to the beer.