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re: Homebrewing: In-Process Thread
Posted on 5/12/14 at 3:27 pm to LSUGrad00
Posted on 5/12/14 at 3:27 pm to LSUGrad00
How long do some of y'all ferment your IPAs? I'm on 7 days right and thinking of going to 10 and then kegging. It's a little departure for me as I usually work in the months time frame, not the days time frame.
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Posted on 5/12/14 at 3:31 pm to BottomlandBrew
primary about a week then check the gravity, and if its about where I expect it to finish, I will dry hop it
Posted on 5/12/14 at 3:40 pm to LoneStarTiger
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primary about a week then check the gravity, and if its about where I expect it to finish, I will dry hop it
Posted on 5/12/14 at 4:14 pm to LoneStarTiger
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primary about a week then check the gravity, and if its about where I expect it to finish, I will dry hop it
Yep. Usually dry hop 5-7 days and then keg.
Posted on 5/13/14 at 9:51 am to BMoney
My sunfish pale ale is on dry hop. Gravity read at 1.020 so that brings the ABV to about 4.1%. CAme out almost 1% ABV lower than brew smith called for, but the color is nice and the flavor is pretty good. All about session beers these day anyway, right?
Posted on 5/13/14 at 10:14 am to LSURoss
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All about session beers these day anyway, right?
Exactly!
1.020 is a little high for an APA, but not too bad. In my experience there are a few common things that can affect your final gravity.
Under pitched yeast - I always use the mr malty calculator and make a starter with liquid yeast.
Incorrect mash temp - mashing a few degrees high or low really doesn't make a huge difference, but mash 4+ degrees one way of the other can seriously alter the fermentability of the wort.
Brewer impatience - lots of new brewers see a schedule and follow that like the gospel. Make sure your gravity is stable before you take it off the yeast. If they floc out or go to sleep on you, give the beer a gentle swirl and see if they will wake back up and knock out a few more points.
Posted on 5/13/14 at 10:24 am to LSUGrad00
I got 3 days of solid bubbling from the airlock and then it sat for another 4. That's when I moved to my carboy for the dry hop. I did go by the brew smith brew sheet to the tee. Once I get my tower built I am installing a thermometer on my mash tun instead of using the IR thermometer to read the liquor tank temp.
Posted on 5/13/14 at 10:37 am to LSUGrad00
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Brewer impatience - lots of new brewers see a schedule and follow that like the gospel. Make sure your gravity is stable before you take it off the yeast. If they floc out or go to sleep on you, give the beer a gentle swirl and see if they will wake back up and knock out a few more points.
Let the fermentation temps free rise a little from 68 to 72ish for the last few days of fermentation too.
They sell cheap digital thermometers to check mash or liquor temps. You don't have to install anything just yet but I'd trust that before an IR thermometer for sure.
Posted on 5/13/14 at 10:40 am to LSURoss
You could be finished.. If you're aren't there will probably be enough yeast in suspension that when you transferred to the carboy fermentation will restart and drop a couple more points.
My rule of thumb if I'm a little high is to get the yeast back in suspension, wait a few days and check the gravity again. If it hasn't moved, I crash the temp and keg it.
Either way you'll have some great homebrew and the only person who will be able to tell it finished high is you.
Are you using the IR thermometer to measure mash temp?
My rule of thumb if I'm a little high is to get the yeast back in suspension, wait a few days and check the gravity again. If it hasn't moved, I crash the temp and keg it.
Either way you'll have some great homebrew and the only person who will be able to tell it finished high is you.
Are you using the IR thermometer to measure mash temp?
Posted on 5/13/14 at 10:53 am to LSUGrad00
Using the IR for HLT, got a small pampered chef thermometer that I use for the mash tun. Once I pour the hot water in, I let it sit for a minute then let a little out into a cup and read with the thermometer. I've been pretty damn close(within 1-2) from just heating water 10 degrees higher than what I need to mash.
This post was edited on 5/13/14 at 10:54 am
Posted on 5/14/14 at 9:42 am to LSURoss
Looking for tips on the best way to mount a thermometer to a mash tun. Any tips or do y'all just take the lid off and measure? Since I am in the process of gathering parts for my 3-tier I'm looking for as many permanent fixtures as possible.
Posted on 5/14/14 at 9:50 am to SouthOfSouth
I'm going to do a Brett strawberry wheat for a trip to Florida this summer. Anyone got any good base wheat beer recipes?
Posted on 5/14/14 at 9:55 am to rds dc
I did a hoppy wheat a while back, when I get back to the house I can post the base, if someone already hasn't.
Posted on 5/14/14 at 9:55 am to SouthOfSouth
Is the cord waterproof? The reason I ask is I saw some posts on another forum about the mesh cord shorting out.
Posted on 5/14/14 at 9:56 am to rds dc
My American Wheat is
46% American 2-Row
46% White Wheat
8% Carared
Mash @ 152F
21 IBUs of Liberty @ 60 mins
46% American 2-Row
46% White Wheat
8% Carared
Mash @ 152F
21 IBUs of Liberty @ 60 mins
This post was edited on 5/14/14 at 9:59 am
Posted on 5/14/14 at 10:04 am to LSURoss
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Is the cord waterproof? The reason I ask is I saw some posts on another forum about the mesh cord shorting out.
I read reviews on a bunch of these types of thermometers and found one that I didn't see that as an issue. I've used mine for about 15 brews and it still works great.
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about the mesh cord shorting out.
Mine is just plastic and not mesh. It has help up really well. I use it for strike water then in the mash.
This post was edited on 5/14/14 at 10:06 am
Posted on 5/14/14 at 10:04 am to LSUGrad00
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46% American 2-Row
46% White Wheat
8% Carared
How long did that take to drain??? With that much wheat it must have taken days.
Posted on 5/14/14 at 10:06 am to SouthOfSouth
Sweet. I know I have had a lot of questions and I try to research myself 1st, but other homebrew forums are cluttered. Also, a lot of pretentious folks out there.
Posted on 5/14/14 at 10:08 am to LSURoss
I love answering questions about anything I can! Never hesitate. No bad question here. I know this board helped me tremendously as I started and it still does. It has been the ultimate source for info.
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