So, with no yeast nutrients, and barely having fermentation control (the fermenter is sitting in a room that stays at ~55 deg), we've hit 1.030 gravity. The beast isn't finished fermenting yet, as the blowoff tube was makin' noises like crazy.
Had a sample, too. It's good. Definitely an IPA, with an assertive hop flavor following a nice sweet bready initial taste. Probably this saturday I'll check again, and pitch some czech saaz (I'm thinking 2 oz) for a nice earthy hop bouquet. I'm quite happy with the color, too. Pale as can be - which is somewhat deceptive for the style.
1090 to 1030 in 4 days. Hopefully, the next 3 or 4 days will have it all the way down, and I can keg, cold-crash, carbonate, and consume.
Success!
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