first off, i want to say i did a search on this but couldnt find anything helpful within the first 30 min so i decided to make a thread
i did my first all grain brew 2 weeks ago, here are the grains i used
8 lbs 2 row
2 lb 75l caramunich
4 oz simpsons chocolate
4 oz de-husked carafan 2
2 lb oats (flaked)
i started the mash at about 145 and gradually increased the temperature for 50 minutes or so until i was around 160 F. I never did a starch test with iodine because i thought it had converted for sure. i never ended up doing any SG readings either because all my prior beer has turned out to be fantastic no matter what. Anyways.. it sat in the primary for about 9 days and there was a significant yeast cake at the bottom so i never thought about it. after a week in the keg, i force carbed it and sampled it. it tastes horrible, like hop water, no maltiness or body whatsoever. just dark flavor and hops.
This time around i did an AG surly bender clone. I did a starch test at the end of my 50 min single infusion mash at 152 F and still found some starch present. the wort tasted very sweet so i decided to chill it and stick in in the primary anyways. This time i also took a hydrometer reading and found an initial gravity of 1.060 and 6% potential alchohol.
im worried about how this one is going to turn out. My question is: can a hydrometer reading be off because it detected starches in the wort. or does it only detect sugar
i did my first all grain brew 2 weeks ago, here are the grains i used
8 lbs 2 row
2 lb 75l caramunich
4 oz simpsons chocolate
4 oz de-husked carafan 2
2 lb oats (flaked)
i started the mash at about 145 and gradually increased the temperature for 50 minutes or so until i was around 160 F. I never did a starch test with iodine because i thought it had converted for sure. i never ended up doing any SG readings either because all my prior beer has turned out to be fantastic no matter what. Anyways.. it sat in the primary for about 9 days and there was a significant yeast cake at the bottom so i never thought about it. after a week in the keg, i force carbed it and sampled it. it tastes horrible, like hop water, no maltiness or body whatsoever. just dark flavor and hops.
This time around i did an AG surly bender clone. I did a starch test at the end of my 50 min single infusion mash at 152 F and still found some starch present. the wort tasted very sweet so i decided to chill it and stick in in the primary anyways. This time i also took a hydrometer reading and found an initial gravity of 1.060 and 6% potential alchohol.
im worried about how this one is going to turn out. My question is: can a hydrometer reading be off because it detected starches in the wort. or does it only detect sugar