[SIZE=medium]Hi Guys,[/SIZE]
[SIZE=medium]I think I have a problem with a very low SG on my second brew, I didn’t boil my first brew and it turned out well except for a bit of chill haze “Tastes great” with the second one I was trying for something half way between an IPA and an APA and has finished with an SG of 1.003 I was expecting around 1.010 and seems to have no froth in the sample I took in my Hydrometer tube could I have used to much yeast?[/SIZE]
[SIZE=medium]Recipe.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=medium]11.5 litre small batch with 30 min boil.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=medium]OG. 1.040[/SIZE]
[SIZE=medium]FG. 1.003[/SIZE]
[SIZE=medium]Steeped 125g crystal malt at 70C for 30 mins in 8 litres of water.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=medium]Then brought to the boil and removed to add 850g of Coopers Australian Pale Ale[/SIZE]
[SIZE=medium]And 500g of LDME.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=medium]Next it was brought back to the boil and 10g of Cascade pellets added[/SIZE]
[SIZE=medium]Another 10g at 15 min and another 10g at flame out and left to stand for 15 mins.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=medium]A Walflok tablet was added 5 min before the end of the boil.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=medium]The wort was cooled in an ice bath before being strained into the fermenter and toped up with cold [/SIZE]
[SIZE=medium]Boiled water to the 11.5 litre mark.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=medium]During the boil I rehydrated a sachet of Safale US-05 yeast in a cup of warm water left to stand for 15mins and then added another cup of warm water mixed with a teaspoon of LDME and left for another 15 mins.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=medium]The yeast was pitched with the wort at 23C and showed signs of fermenting about 12 hours later.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=medium]Dry Hopped with another 10g of Cascade after 3 days and fermentation ceased after 7 days.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=medium]I’m about ready to bottle now, I’ve tasted the wort and it doesn’t too bad, I was hoping someone may have some thoughts on it. Any suggestions would be much appreciated.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=medium]Tricky.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=medium]I think I have a problem with a very low SG on my second brew, I didn’t boil my first brew and it turned out well except for a bit of chill haze “Tastes great” with the second one I was trying for something half way between an IPA and an APA and has finished with an SG of 1.003 I was expecting around 1.010 and seems to have no froth in the sample I took in my Hydrometer tube could I have used to much yeast?[/SIZE]
[SIZE=medium]Recipe.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=medium]11.5 litre small batch with 30 min boil.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=medium]OG. 1.040[/SIZE]
[SIZE=medium]FG. 1.003[/SIZE]
[SIZE=medium]Steeped 125g crystal malt at 70C for 30 mins in 8 litres of water.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=medium]Then brought to the boil and removed to add 850g of Coopers Australian Pale Ale[/SIZE]
[SIZE=medium]And 500g of LDME.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=medium]Next it was brought back to the boil and 10g of Cascade pellets added[/SIZE]
[SIZE=medium]Another 10g at 15 min and another 10g at flame out and left to stand for 15 mins.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=medium]A Walflok tablet was added 5 min before the end of the boil.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=medium]The wort was cooled in an ice bath before being strained into the fermenter and toped up with cold [/SIZE]
[SIZE=medium]Boiled water to the 11.5 litre mark.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=medium]During the boil I rehydrated a sachet of Safale US-05 yeast in a cup of warm water left to stand for 15mins and then added another cup of warm water mixed with a teaspoon of LDME and left for another 15 mins.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=medium]The yeast was pitched with the wort at 23C and showed signs of fermenting about 12 hours later.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=medium]Dry Hopped with another 10g of Cascade after 3 days and fermentation ceased after 7 days.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=medium]I’m about ready to bottle now, I’ve tasted the wort and it doesn’t too bad, I was hoping someone may have some thoughts on it. Any suggestions would be much appreciated.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=medium]Tricky.[/SIZE]