BillTheSlink
Well-Known Member
Unless yeast does something I don't know about, something isn't right at all. Cream Ale hybrids should be extremely pale, BeerSmith predicted "straw". Here's what I did.
Put 6 gallons of water on the burner
Put in my muslin bag what is "claimed to be" (I'll explain my skepticism)
.75 lbs Gamdrinus Honey Malt
.25 lbs Dingemans Biscuit
Tossed in around 85 left in for about 16 minuets when the temp was about 135-140. I had swirled and pumped it several times. It was all under water, but I kept it off the bottom.
At this point the wort was EXTREMELY dark.
I turned gas to high. Achieved boil and shut off gas.
Tossed in .85 oz Cluster hop pellets
Added 6lbs Pilsen LME
The LME actually lightened the wort considerably, but it is still the color of Georgia Red Clay, really even a darker red. I boiled 60 minuets.
After cooling I put in better bottle and aireated via stone and pump; I did get tied up and it went to long, about an hour and foamed up. I then pitched my Wyeast #1056 American Ale starter. Gravity was 1.051. NB called 1040 and BeerSmith 1.044, so I guess somehow something went wrong as I have checked my hydrometer and the sample was taken at its rated temp. Can Georgia Red Clay end up straw? I have my suspicions I was sent the wrong steeping grains. I did achieve a finished volume at the five gallon mark on my Better Bottle.
Bill
Put 6 gallons of water on the burner
Put in my muslin bag what is "claimed to be" (I'll explain my skepticism)
.75 lbs Gamdrinus Honey Malt
.25 lbs Dingemans Biscuit
Tossed in around 85 left in for about 16 minuets when the temp was about 135-140. I had swirled and pumped it several times. It was all under water, but I kept it off the bottom.
At this point the wort was EXTREMELY dark.
I turned gas to high. Achieved boil and shut off gas.
Tossed in .85 oz Cluster hop pellets
Added 6lbs Pilsen LME
The LME actually lightened the wort considerably, but it is still the color of Georgia Red Clay, really even a darker red. I boiled 60 minuets.
After cooling I put in better bottle and aireated via stone and pump; I did get tied up and it went to long, about an hour and foamed up. I then pitched my Wyeast #1056 American Ale starter. Gravity was 1.051. NB called 1040 and BeerSmith 1.044, so I guess somehow something went wrong as I have checked my hydrometer and the sample was taken at its rated temp. Can Georgia Red Clay end up straw? I have my suspicions I was sent the wrong steeping grains. I did achieve a finished volume at the five gallon mark on my Better Bottle.
Bill