imperialipa
Well-Known Member
So I brewed a dead guy clone following the directions from the BYO 250 clone magazine.
My efficency must have been too good becasue I got a 1.082 OG instead of the recommended 1.065
I brewed it Feb 26th and used Pacman @ 60 degrees For 3 weeks in primary then transferred to secondary for 2 weeks at 68 degrees.
Its been carbonating at fridge temp for a week now
Final gravity was 1.024...
I did use a starter.
So the final product is now 6 weeks old and is slightly carbonated. I'll give it another week but it tastes pretty boozy.
Couple questions.
1. Will it mellow over the next 2-3 weeks? I have read higher gravity beers sometimes take up to 2 months to mellow.
2. Anyone used Pacman before? It said 60 degrees. I did not get full attenuation it seems. Do you go 60 degrees for a week then bump it up or do the full ferment at 60 degrees.
Next time I guess I will recude my grain bill a bit to get more in line with the correct gravity and maybe pitch some yeast nutrients to get better attenuation?
Suggestions would be awesome!
My efficency must have been too good becasue I got a 1.082 OG instead of the recommended 1.065
I brewed it Feb 26th and used Pacman @ 60 degrees For 3 weeks in primary then transferred to secondary for 2 weeks at 68 degrees.
Its been carbonating at fridge temp for a week now
Final gravity was 1.024...
I did use a starter.
So the final product is now 6 weeks old and is slightly carbonated. I'll give it another week but it tastes pretty boozy.
Couple questions.
1. Will it mellow over the next 2-3 weeks? I have read higher gravity beers sometimes take up to 2 months to mellow.
2. Anyone used Pacman before? It said 60 degrees. I did not get full attenuation it seems. Do you go 60 degrees for a week then bump it up or do the full ferment at 60 degrees.
Next time I guess I will recude my grain bill a bit to get more in line with the correct gravity and maybe pitch some yeast nutrients to get better attenuation?
Suggestions would be awesome!