CraigT
Well-Known Member
This was only my 3rd brew ever and i tried making some kinda ipa. Shouldnt have tried to make a high gravity ale so soon but i was curious i guess. My OG was 1.080 and my FG ended up at 1.002.
Amount Item Type % or IBU
12.00 Norther Brewer's Golden Light LME Extract 85.71 %
2.00 lb Caramel/Crystal Malt - 10L (10.0 SRM) Grain 14.29 %
3.00 oz Nugget [13.00 %] (60 min) Hops 75.8 IBU
So heres where i am pretty sure i went totally wrong? I was reading about with high gravity beers you need to make a starter and I didnt think about it until after i started brewing. so i got paranoid i guess and threw in a pack of nottingham yeast that i had lying around from a kit i had along with the wlp099. would too much yeast have caused the low fg?
1 Pkgs Super High Gravity Ale (White Labs #WLP099) Yeast-Ale
1 Pkgs Nottingham (Danstar #-) Yeast-Ale
I haven't bottled it yet but i sampled it and since its so dry the alcohol really stands out. i was thinking about dry hopping it for a week maybe to add some aroma to maybe aid in covering up but i dont think itll help much at all with my problem.
im not as worried with trying to make this batch better. but i would like to know exactly what i did wrong so that i can avoid this in the future if i would try another high gravity beer
Amount Item Type % or IBU
12.00 Norther Brewer's Golden Light LME Extract 85.71 %
2.00 lb Caramel/Crystal Malt - 10L (10.0 SRM) Grain 14.29 %
3.00 oz Nugget [13.00 %] (60 min) Hops 75.8 IBU
So heres where i am pretty sure i went totally wrong? I was reading about with high gravity beers you need to make a starter and I didnt think about it until after i started brewing. so i got paranoid i guess and threw in a pack of nottingham yeast that i had lying around from a kit i had along with the wlp099. would too much yeast have caused the low fg?
1 Pkgs Super High Gravity Ale (White Labs #WLP099) Yeast-Ale
1 Pkgs Nottingham (Danstar #-) Yeast-Ale
I haven't bottled it yet but i sampled it and since its so dry the alcohol really stands out. i was thinking about dry hopping it for a week maybe to add some aroma to maybe aid in covering up but i dont think itll help much at all with my problem.
im not as worried with trying to make this batch better. but i would like to know exactly what i did wrong so that i can avoid this in the future if i would try another high gravity beer