Hi people.
I have just keg a bit of a mongrel stout.
I used all my left over grains, some odd hops and 1kg DME I had stored to produces this one.
I am just curious as to the fermentability of my grain bill as I expected a lower final gravity.
I mashed at 64-65 degreesC/1hr.
The grains I used are as follows (very odd I know):
275gms melanoidn
807gms amber
500 gms roasted wheat
815 gms dark crystal
350 gms chocolate
656 gms viena
459 gms torrified wheat
I added 1 kg DME to the 1 hr boil boil
I used a s-04 fermentis yeast
hops included: Amarillo, B saaz, saaz and a small amount of cascade (odd also I know) but that's the beauty of creating your own wort.
My starting gravity was 1.052 for 25 ltrs wort
Final gravity 1.020
I was expecting a lower finishing gravity than 1.020 maybe around 1.010.
Is this a result of the grains used?, and if so what grains imparticular would produce the higher FG?
cheers
I have just keg a bit of a mongrel stout.
I used all my left over grains, some odd hops and 1kg DME I had stored to produces this one.
I am just curious as to the fermentability of my grain bill as I expected a lower final gravity.
I mashed at 64-65 degreesC/1hr.
The grains I used are as follows (very odd I know):
275gms melanoidn
807gms amber
500 gms roasted wheat
815 gms dark crystal
350 gms chocolate
656 gms viena
459 gms torrified wheat
I added 1 kg DME to the 1 hr boil boil
I used a s-04 fermentis yeast
hops included: Amarillo, B saaz, saaz and a small amount of cascade (odd also I know) but that's the beauty of creating your own wort.
My starting gravity was 1.052 for 25 ltrs wort
Final gravity 1.020
I was expecting a lower finishing gravity than 1.020 maybe around 1.010.
Is this a result of the grains used?, and if so what grains imparticular would produce the higher FG?
cheers