pjewell
Well-Known Member
So I read a couple of posts and I am not sure what I did wrong. It seems as the yeast flocculated. A fair amount of sediment in the secondary.
Here's what I am working with...
5.5 gallons
6 pounds of UME
1 pound DME
.5 pound specialty grain
2 ounces of hops
Fermented for 8 days. Vigorous fermentation. Blew the top. Settled down at 5 days. On the 8th racked off into the secondary. Fermintation started up for 2 days and died down by 3. Its been sitting in the secondary since 1/15. I figure this would be better to let it sit. I noticed that the beer is clearing to a beautiful copper brown color and no more bubbles are forming at the top. There is an inch of sediment on the bottom.
Using a refractometer I tested at 1.038 . I was quite shocked. I am not sure why it got stuck. My temps are very consistent. Its like the yeast just stopped doing their job. :L
What the beer tastes like:
Its drinkable. It tastes good, but not dry at all. Smooth on the tongue. Not harsh. Very clear in appearance. Little carbonation. Low in the IBU's, not bitter at all, which for me is not bad. Over all I am ok with it but wish it was drier.
Whats going on now:
Its still in the secondary. I am not sure what to do as of right now. I read up on putting enzymes into the beer to break down complex sugars but it seems really easy to mess up.
I dont have a clue.
Here's what I am working with...
5.5 gallons
6 pounds of UME
1 pound DME
.5 pound specialty grain
2 ounces of hops
Fermented for 8 days. Vigorous fermentation. Blew the top. Settled down at 5 days. On the 8th racked off into the secondary. Fermintation started up for 2 days and died down by 3. Its been sitting in the secondary since 1/15. I figure this would be better to let it sit. I noticed that the beer is clearing to a beautiful copper brown color and no more bubbles are forming at the top. There is an inch of sediment on the bottom.
Using a refractometer I tested at 1.038 . I was quite shocked. I am not sure why it got stuck. My temps are very consistent. Its like the yeast just stopped doing their job. :L
What the beer tastes like:
Its drinkable. It tastes good, but not dry at all. Smooth on the tongue. Not harsh. Very clear in appearance. Little carbonation. Low in the IBU's, not bitter at all, which for me is not bad. Over all I am ok with it but wish it was drier.
Whats going on now:
Its still in the secondary. I am not sure what to do as of right now. I read up on putting enzymes into the beer to break down complex sugars but it seems really easy to mess up.
I dont have a clue.