Freezeblade
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Ok, so I'm new here, and decided to try my hand brewing a beer, normally I stick around the cider/mead area, but decided to branch out. I posted a recipe up here https://www.homebrewtalk.com/showthread.php?t=67129 and before going for a whole 5 gallon batch, did a 1 gallon, just to make sure it works. Instead of using a whole white labs tube, I propagated up some yeast from a Saison Dupont. Enough preface, the question at hand:
All seemed to have worked well, I mashed the grains for 60 mins then added the herbs/spices, went for a while longer (15-20 mins) added DME, let it cool then strained out the solids with a fine mesh bag, put in the primary, added the yeast and let it sit. When I got up this morning, there is a layer of solids (or so it seems) on the bottom of the carboy which is lighter than the upper layers. I'm wondering what I should have done differently? The stuff on the bottom looks like when you're making a wine from fresh fruit and the pulp settles, I'd compare it to beer terms, but wine/mead/cider is all I've done to date. I've read a bunch of threads, so I know not to ask "have I killed it" as it's probably drinkable after racking, due to the DME and honey. But advice would be great. Help!
All seemed to have worked well, I mashed the grains for 60 mins then added the herbs/spices, went for a while longer (15-20 mins) added DME, let it cool then strained out the solids with a fine mesh bag, put in the primary, added the yeast and let it sit. When I got up this morning, there is a layer of solids (or so it seems) on the bottom of the carboy which is lighter than the upper layers. I'm wondering what I should have done differently? The stuff on the bottom looks like when you're making a wine from fresh fruit and the pulp settles, I'd compare it to beer terms, but wine/mead/cider is all I've done to date. I've read a bunch of threads, so I know not to ask "have I killed it" as it's probably drinkable after racking, due to the DME and honey. But advice would be great. Help!