guitar510
Active Member
I brewed an Imperial Stout yesterday and the OG ended up quite a bit lower than I expected. This was mainly because my final volume was 6 gal instead of 5 gal. I thought I would lose more water during the boil. I think from now on I need to plan on losing 0.5-0.75 gal during the boil and no more.
So instead of 1.088, I ended up at 1.072. This falls slightly out of the RIP range of 1.075-1.115.
My initial plan was to transfer to secondary after about 2 weeks or 1 month and then let it sit in the secondary for at least 6 months before bottling. Do you still think this amount of aging is necessary?
So instead of 1.088, I ended up at 1.072. This falls slightly out of the RIP range of 1.075-1.115.
My initial plan was to transfer to secondary after about 2 weeks or 1 month and then let it sit in the secondary for at least 6 months before bottling. Do you still think this amount of aging is necessary?