pkrgod22
New Member
So Ive brewed 2 batches of beer so far with the 5 gallon bucket system, both of them with True Brew Kits. The first one was a Nut Brown Ale, the second a Bock.
The first batch turned out great and the beginning SG was right on, but I was only able to bottle around 4 gallons from it. I couldnt siphon any more than that because of all the yeast and sediment in the bottom.
So for the Bock I tried adding an extra Liter of water, so I could get more beer. I didnt check the SG before fermenting, but I did before bottling and it was 1.02 (supposed to be 1.012-1.014). Also, while the bock was fermenting, there were bubbles coming up, but it wasnt nearly as much as was coming up for the Nut Brown Ale. So I kinda figured something might be wrong.
I thought one of the reasons why it wasnt fermenting like the first batch was because I was supposed to bake some of the grains for 10 minutes, and when I put them in the seeping bag afterwards there was a bunch of powder on the cookie sheet that I didnt sweep off. So I was thinking I may have lost some of the stuff the yeast ferments with (glucose?). Also, I think the wort may have been too hot when I added the yeast, so I'm worried that had an effect. However, I ordered a wort chiller that should be coming in tomorrow.
I just bottled today, but have a bad feeling about this batch. Do you think it will be a bad batch? I dont want to repeat the same mistake, so what do you think is the most likely cause for the higher SG?
The first batch turned out great and the beginning SG was right on, but I was only able to bottle around 4 gallons from it. I couldnt siphon any more than that because of all the yeast and sediment in the bottom.
So for the Bock I tried adding an extra Liter of water, so I could get more beer. I didnt check the SG before fermenting, but I did before bottling and it was 1.02 (supposed to be 1.012-1.014). Also, while the bock was fermenting, there were bubbles coming up, but it wasnt nearly as much as was coming up for the Nut Brown Ale. So I kinda figured something might be wrong.
I thought one of the reasons why it wasnt fermenting like the first batch was because I was supposed to bake some of the grains for 10 minutes, and when I put them in the seeping bag afterwards there was a bunch of powder on the cookie sheet that I didnt sweep off. So I was thinking I may have lost some of the stuff the yeast ferments with (glucose?). Also, I think the wort may have been too hot when I added the yeast, so I'm worried that had an effect. However, I ordered a wort chiller that should be coming in tomorrow.
I just bottled today, but have a bad feeling about this batch. Do you think it will be a bad batch? I dont want to repeat the same mistake, so what do you think is the most likely cause for the higher SG?