Nut Brown Ale @ 11 days in Little Brown Keg

I have purposely avoided over-sampling of the Englishman's Nut Brown Ale that I currently have in the fermenter.  In fact, since I have it in the cooler for temperature control, I sometimes forget that it is even there!  Ok, not really, but I haven't been babysitting this one like my first two brews.  I have only tasted it twice, once on day 7 and today on day 11.  I will measure the gravity at 14 days to see if it is near to the estimate.

There has been quite a bit of change in the flavor, but it is not quite ready yet.  The color is really coming around, too.  It is a deep copper color, and I expect that I will clear up a little more.  It looks like it will be about the color of Newcastle, which is pretty much what I was shooting for.  This will actually be more of a Brown Ale, and not a Nut Brown once it is finished.

Controlling temperature in the cooler has really worked out.  I only replace the ice bottle once per day, and temps stay between 64-70 around the clock.  Now that I bought the wine cooler, however, I won't need this anymore.  But, it is good to know I can fall back to it if I need to for some reason.