2nd half of the Nut brown kit came out ok. I think there is the slightest bit of oxidation and I think it is also suffering from the ingredients being 6 months old. It's pretty good, but it attenuated out pretty well and I wish it were a touch thicker. Like it had some oats or I mashed it a little higher. I like the level of hops. Its a 7.
The Scottish all grain - I'm very very happy with this. Well attenuated, drinks super easy, nice carbonation. This is one I want to try and repeat. At the moment I'd like it to be a little bit maltier but not enough to change the recipe. I'm hoping a slight water adjustment will get me there. I'm going to brew it again and build the water up from distilled instead of using "spring" water.
Even though I'm only a 12 pack into it, I find myself wanting to ration it. It's better fresh though, so I'm just going to power through and brew it again. I do think it benefited from the cooler basement temps, so I'll try to get one more batch in this spring, and then perhaps as soon as fall hits I can really build a little bit of a pipeline for it.
On the Scottish I was aiming for 80/- but due to efficiency I ended up closer to a 70/-. I've put aside a 6er and I'll test it in June before I put it into the Indiana Brewers Cup to be judged.
