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Homebrew review time!
So I set out to make a clear, crisp, sessionable pale ale with lemonbalm and elderflower.
As you can see, what I made was not pale or clear! Nor was the abv sessionable, it's come out at around 8%. I chose hops to enhance the lemon flavour from the lemon balm, which sadly hasn't really come through. It does however have a strong elderflower flavour and a dryness that makes it very morish.
I'm disappointed with how this came out, as it isn't what I wanted. I'd use more hops, more lemon balm, more finnings and different malts. It also has a definite homebrew twang that I blame the heatwave for as it was doing it's thing during the stupid 30 something degrees weather.
But it isnt awful, it's drinkable, it dissappears far too quick. And the elderflower is very prominent. A successful failure!
I've named this one, Tilly The Elder 🐈‍⬛️ after my mummy cat we adopted earlier in the year 🐈‍⬛️
Cheers everyone 🍻🍻🍻
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