Maine Brews

The IIPA made two weekends ago is done fermenting, and I racked to a secondary to get additional clarity prior to bottling, hopefully this weekend. A wicked hop bite, along with some good aroma and nice mouthfeel. The extra water I added after the boil bought the final gravity down to 1.022, giving us about 6.5%. Can’t wait to try it with some carbonation.

This was my first time using the S-04 yeast, and I have to say that when it says it makes for compact sediment, they aren’t kidding. I had a hard time getting it to rinse out of the carboy without hot water.