Red Gnat Ale was made from a True Brew ingredient kit following the included recipe. The kids didn't like the way the house smelled after brewing so I moved brewing operations to the back yard a few batches ago. In this case a small gnat fell into the brew pot early in the brewing process so we named it in memory of the insect. Yes, we did remove the gnat almost immediately.
While preparing for this brew I discovered that both the top and bottom of the case for my hydrometer were removable. Unfortunately the discovery that the bottom is removable came as the hydrometer was dropping onto the floor where it shattered. So for this batch I don't have a record of the specific gravity at start time. (nor when it was done and put in a keg). To make matters worse I was busy and completely forgot to check on it in the first few days it was in the fermenter. I have no starting gravity and I never saw it fermenting so I don't know if it actually fermented. It appeared to have fermented, but I can't be 100% sure. We will have to see what it tastes like once it is done aging. I did sample it while moving the beer from the fermenter to the keg and it tasted like beer, hopefully that is a good sign.
Brewed: 04-27-2008
Kegged: 05-04-2008
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