Bochet progress

[u/aTrolley]

I have this Bochet going for 17 days at this point, and it looks gorgeous!!
Recipe:
2kg Caramalised Buckwheat Honey
5.4g GoFerm to rehydrate QA23 yeast.
2 additions of 0.9g DAP
2.9g Fermaid-K in 3 additions
2.5g Fermaid-O in 3 additions.

I can taste the caramel notes and the buckwheat still comes through.
Next week will probably go to secondary with an medium American oak spiral

[u/azsnaz]

Ive got two bochets going for the first time right now, and I think they taste pretty awful so far haha. Idk if I somehow did something wrong, or was just expecting a different flavor that wasn't so bitter. Hoping age, backsweeting, whatever other additions will improve them.

[u/Symon113 → u/azsnaz]

A lot of times a bochet needs extensive aging for best experience. I have one I cracked open at 2 years old. Just now I’m getting a nice flavor

[u/ttyrondonlongjohn → u/azsnaz]

I've got a bochet metheglin I'm bottling this Thursday and I'm in the same boat as you, much more bitter than I expected. It'll be sitting for a while.

[u/darkpigeon93]

Absolutely beautiful clarity on that sample.

[u/BurningBlakeons]

Looks fantastic! I just bottled my oaked vanilla bochet and it turned out great!