So my first homebrew batch ever is... a little over carbonated, but drinkable! It's sweet & malty, even for a Bock. I didn't reach my target final gravity, so the ABV is about 5.1% instead of the 6.2% that the recipe should have reached. The over-carbonation may be due to the fact I had extra fermentable sugars in each bottle from an incomplete primary & secondary fermentation. However, the over-carbonation definitely cuts the sweetness and allows the beer to be more palatable. Overall, I'm very excited that I'll be able to celebrate great recent events with my family over my first homebrewed beer.
The Old, Fat & Slow ride today at
Walnut Creek was also great, although I did have a mechanical in the last mile:
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| A RockShox suspension seatpost cam failed |
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| The bold pulled the threads right out of the cylinder cam. |
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| So, I rode my Scott Paisley MTB the rest of the way without my seatpost. |
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| 'Twas most fun. |
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