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First Grainfather brew: organoleptic testing

Before I went off to college I worked at a food science laboratory. The scientists would cook up foodstuffs in laboratory ovens and test the results for various characteristics. If the experiments involved something delicious like roast chicken, their reports would conclude that they’d carried out organoleptic tests, but never seemed to list the results, which puzzled me. I had to ask what it meant, which was, of course, that they’d eaten it.

We’ve been away for a couple of weeks, which has given our first Grainfather brew a chance to condition. I was all agog to try it.

Rolandiere 111a
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