dm1217

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Well... batch #3 was a disaster. Used a rolling pin and hammer to crush grains. Lesson learned, that will never happen again.

1 lb Pilsner
1 lb red wheat
OG 1.022 @ 60F

What's the chances of this turning out drinkable? Or is my yeast basically swimming in Bud Light? (Fortunately only a 1 gallon batch if this turns out to be garbage) Thanks for the feedback.

RCCOLA

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Id boil a little DME in a small amt of water, cool it and add it to bring OG up to where I wanted it. Not too late to fix it.

Yuri_Rage

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I'd dump it and chalk it up to lessons learned.

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el_horno

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Yea, such a small batch, dump and try again.

patthebrewer

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You already paid for it right, if you don't have to buy anything else.....Ferment it. Assuming you adjusted your gravity reading by temp, It'll be a low ABV beer, so what. Lots of low gravity beers out there. Guinness is only 3% ya know. Since this starts so low It'll likely finish low, (1.005 ish) probably looking at somewhere around 2.5% Ish ABV. Could be tasty ya never know....I say try it

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dm1217

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Yeah it's fermenting with Nottingham, in a 61 F basement. Will let it sit and hope for the best while expecting the worst.

sweed

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I crush my grains with a can good if I need to, no problems. Glad my lhbs does have a mill. Was this extract or AG? My guess AG since an extract would be right on target.

BigEggy

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[QUOTE=patthebrewer;4835073] Guinness is only 3% ya know. QUOTE]

Not the proper stuff .. the new mid strenth Guinness is only 2.8% but real
Draught Guinness is 4.1-4.3% depending on what type.

dm1217

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All grain. I figured it would be low. Just not sure if 30% efficiency means it will taste like regular beer, or significantly "watered down, etc.

WoodlandBrew

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My wife and my BMC friends would like that, but I would probably add half a pound of DME to bring it up to about 1.045. ...Or 1/4 lb DME and 1/4 lb sugar to make a little dryer beer.

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