newtobrew36
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This is my third attempt at homebrew. I decided to be a little ambitious and try to make a dogfish head 60 min clone. I followed the recipe exactly and tasted my test sample before primary. It had an OG of 1.061 @70 degrees F (as expected) and it was very good. It fermented violently for a week (clogged the airlock multiple times). Once it stopped bubbling I transferred to secondary for dry hopping and took another sample. My hydrometer reading was 2.0 @ 60 degrees F! My sample tasted not bad, but was very bland, very cloudy, and lighter in color than before primary. How did the hydrometer reading go backwards and why does my beer taste off? Does this just need a lot more time in fermentation or is this batch ruined?