Effort.

There is almost always a difficult way of making something better.

I opened a Resolution Ale this evening, knowing full well that it needs at least another week of bottle conditioning.  I also didn't leave it in the fridge long enough to really cool it down.  Still, I was pleasantly surprised with the result.

It's still a bit green, but the flavors are coming together nicely, and it should be appropriately carbonated.  The hot alcohols are still obvious (it's about 9.5 abv), but should smooth out over the next few weeks.  The head faded a little more quickly than I would like, but I'm going to let it fully carbonate before making any judgments.

It's also not quite as malty as I'd like.  I'm thinking that maybe I should reduce or eliminate the Extra Special malt, which adds more sweetness and raisin-y flavors, but didn't add as much bready flavor, which I wanted.  This is the second Belgian in which I've used the Extra Special, and they've had similar flavor profiles.  Next time, I'll add more Munich and pale ale malt (or Vienna if I can find an organic source) instead.

The Pils is still lagering away.  Bottling will be in about four weeks.

I've also got permission to add another beer fridge, so I'll soon have one cool box dedicated to fermenting and one dedicated to lagering and beer storage.  This will allow me to increase my brewing capacity as I will be able to ferment ales in one box while the lagers lager in the other.