Scarecrow

Barrelled the latest brew, Scarecrow, this morning. Run a little of the wort off to test the final gravity (FG). It came out as 1.006. Put 75 grams of castor sugar straight into the barrel then syphoned of the wort from the FV into the barrel. Placed the barrel in the fermenting cupboard and will leave for 2 to 3 days to condition. After I took the FG reading I tasted the wort. The wort looked clear and smelt good but it did not have a pleasant taste at all. I am hoping that it is only a bit of residue soap or something in the glass or it could have been something in the hydrometer vessel. If the odd taste was due to the wort it would have probably been cloudy and would have smelt off. I will draw a  little of the wort off later on today and see what transpires.

Oh joy! The Scarecrow is fine. Tastes just as it should. Must have been a contaminated glass or something. Oh Joy!