black_labb
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I put down a brew thats basically an english pale ale of some sort. I used some recultured coopers yeast fermented at 18-19*C and just turned the heat belt on last night (pitched it sunday) which brought it up to 21-22 to help the yeast finish up. I just took a hydrometer sample and it is at 1007 and may well be still get a couple points down by the time its time to bottle it.
Basically It started higher than i wanted (didnt add as much sparge water so the volume was a bit under the usual 23L) and then fermented well under what I was expecting (was expecting around 1012-1015)
The recipe is below.
The flaked rice is white rice that I roasted (started in the oven then used the microwave as it seemed to be just as good but quicker). I hope it gives a nice nutty flavour.
The 15min addition of fuggles was in the cube
The 20min addition of fuggles and target were a hop tea when i noticed the beer was at 1058, higher than I expected. Partially to water it down a bit and partially to add more hops to balance it.
The crystal was some home made crystal (i mixed a couple varieties in this one, some dark, some med and a bit of light)
New Recipe
Recipe Specs
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Batch Size (L): 21.0
Total Grain (kg): 5.000
Total Hops (g): 50.00
Original Gravity (OG): 1.058 (P): 14.3
Colour (SRM): 8.4 (EBC): 16.5
Bitterness (IBU): 39.7 (Average)
Brewhouse Efficiency (%): 78
Boil Time (Minutes): 60
Grain Bill
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4.200 kg Pale Ale Malt (84%)
0.500 kg Flaked Rice (10%)
0.300 kg Crystal 60 (6%)
Hop Bill
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20.0 g Target Pellet (11.5% Alpha) @ 75 Minutes (Boil) (1 g/L)
5.0 g Fuggles Pellet (4.5% Alpha) @ 20 Minutes (Boil) (0.2 g/L)
5.0 g Target Pellet (11.5% Alpha) @ 20 Minutes (Boil) (0.2 g/L)
20.0 g Fuggles Pellet (4.5% Alpha) @ 15 Minutes (Boil) (1 g/L)
Misc Bill
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Single step Infusion at 66C for 60 Minutes.
Fermented at 20C with Coopers
Recipe Generated with BrewMate
I wasnt expecting the beer to get down so low, but i guess the coopers yeast is a bit of a machine and the rice is probably pretty fermetable dispite the roasting. The mash temp was 66* (63-64 by the end of the hour) and the crystal I used should have kept the fg a bit higher I thought. It is a bit too bitter as i wanted a fairly well balanced beer.
How can I increase FG a bit when the ferment is nearly over? Would adding some steeped crystal help it out? It was meant to be something like an esb but still farly light for the summer. Would light crystal work reasonably well for this or should I use more of the med-dark crystal?
any other suitable methods?
I'm considering adding a fair bit and making it an english IPA (more hops and more crystal) but i'm also considering just more crystal.
Basically It started higher than i wanted (didnt add as much sparge water so the volume was a bit under the usual 23L) and then fermented well under what I was expecting (was expecting around 1012-1015)
The recipe is below.
The flaked rice is white rice that I roasted (started in the oven then used the microwave as it seemed to be just as good but quicker). I hope it gives a nice nutty flavour.
The 15min addition of fuggles was in the cube
The 20min addition of fuggles and target were a hop tea when i noticed the beer was at 1058, higher than I expected. Partially to water it down a bit and partially to add more hops to balance it.
The crystal was some home made crystal (i mixed a couple varieties in this one, some dark, some med and a bit of light)
New Recipe
Recipe Specs
----------------
Batch Size (L): 21.0
Total Grain (kg): 5.000
Total Hops (g): 50.00
Original Gravity (OG): 1.058 (P): 14.3
Colour (SRM): 8.4 (EBC): 16.5
Bitterness (IBU): 39.7 (Average)
Brewhouse Efficiency (%): 78
Boil Time (Minutes): 60
Grain Bill
----------------
4.200 kg Pale Ale Malt (84%)
0.500 kg Flaked Rice (10%)
0.300 kg Crystal 60 (6%)
Hop Bill
----------------
20.0 g Target Pellet (11.5% Alpha) @ 75 Minutes (Boil) (1 g/L)
5.0 g Fuggles Pellet (4.5% Alpha) @ 20 Minutes (Boil) (0.2 g/L)
5.0 g Target Pellet (11.5% Alpha) @ 20 Minutes (Boil) (0.2 g/L)
20.0 g Fuggles Pellet (4.5% Alpha) @ 15 Minutes (Boil) (1 g/L)
Misc Bill
----------------
Single step Infusion at 66C for 60 Minutes.
Fermented at 20C with Coopers
Recipe Generated with BrewMate
I wasnt expecting the beer to get down so low, but i guess the coopers yeast is a bit of a machine and the rice is probably pretty fermetable dispite the roasting. The mash temp was 66* (63-64 by the end of the hour) and the crystal I used should have kept the fg a bit higher I thought. It is a bit too bitter as i wanted a fairly well balanced beer.
How can I increase FG a bit when the ferment is nearly over? Would adding some steeped crystal help it out? It was meant to be something like an esb but still farly light for the summer. Would light crystal work reasonably well for this or should I use more of the med-dark crystal?
any other suitable methods?
I'm considering adding a fair bit and making it an english IPA (more hops and more crystal) but i'm also considering just more crystal.