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I thought this would be a fun thread for sharing our not-so-great experiments. Post your experiment gone wrong. Maybe this can serve as a guide to people trying strange ingredients or hop combinations. Brewers are typically experimenters, and there's no shame in a fail! I'll start with my Belgianish Lavender blonde...yuck.
5.50 gallons
OG: 1.046
FG: 1.013
Single-Infusion 154 degrees F for 55 min
Thin decoction to raise to 165 mash-out
8 lbs Pilsner
.5 lbs Munich
.5 lbs Wheat Malt
2 oz Crystal Hops (60 min)
1 oz Crystal Hops (5 min)
.38 oz Lavender (Flameout)
S-33 yeast
Came out tasting very....planty. Just not quite bad enough to dump...but pretty darn close. It's hard to describe. Definitely not what I had in mind. What a waste of Pilsner .
5.50 gallons
OG: 1.046
FG: 1.013
Single-Infusion 154 degrees F for 55 min
Thin decoction to raise to 165 mash-out
8 lbs Pilsner
.5 lbs Munich
.5 lbs Wheat Malt
2 oz Crystal Hops (60 min)
1 oz Crystal Hops (5 min)
.38 oz Lavender (Flameout)
S-33 yeast
Came out tasting very....planty. Just not quite bad enough to dump...but pretty darn close. It's hard to describe. Definitely not what I had in mind. What a waste of Pilsner .