The nose isn’t bad; a whiff of citrus is there but it’s largely malt, which is not what I was looking for. I might have to start adding hops in the following days, after the initial yeast activity, if I want to really get something in the nose, because this isn’t doing it.
There’s also a rather prominent run of malt in here. So the hops really aren’t getting to shine much. Even the finish isn’t offering me much bitterness.
Honestly, this might not make a bad red ale-it’s dark enough and there’s enough sweetness but…how the heck did I get here?
And then I see it; Light malt extract, not extra light-so the malts were going to be pushed more than the hops I was adding in.
It’s not bad, but I possibly mismanaged my expectations.
Brew date: 10/4/20
Steeping grains
4 lb Golden Promise
4 lb Genie Pale
Fermentables: 3 lb LME
Hops
.25 oz Pallisade 1oz Galena @60
1 oz Galena, .75 oz Pallisade @5
Yeast: Imperial’s Loki
OG: 1.065
FG: 1.012
Bottled: 10/11
ABV: 7.2%
