Hey Guys,
I need a bit of advice here - have searched the forum's posting, but I'm not finding anything that seems to answer my problem here.
I did my first all-grain brew five days ago. I used brew-pal on the iphone believe it or not, all the information about the recipe below is from that app.
I clearly made a couple of mistakes along the way - first and foremost I completely forgot to take a gravity reading, and I only pitched one packet of dry yeast (that had be re-hydrated for 45 mins). It's the first brew I have ever done that the airlock wasn't going crazy after 48 hours, so I rehydrated another packet of the same yeast and pitched that (I live in a country right now where it is hard to get supplies, so thought I would be a little stingy and I'd be ok).
Now I'm getting one small bubble every 30 seconds. I took a gravity reading last night at 1.012 - which doesn't seem like it could possibly be right to me. There is only a very thin Krausen layer, and the feremntor is at a good 75.2 degrees (I considered that it was just a bit cold, but that seems right on the money).
Anyone have any idea what may be going on, or what I can do to get this thing through to the next stage?
I Appreciate the advice.....
Batch size 5 gallons
Boil size 6.1 gallons
Boil time 60 minutes
Grain weight 12.75 pounds
Original gravity 1.072 (SHOULD BE - DON'T KNOW WHAT IT ACTUALLY WAS)
Alcohol (by volume) 7.3%
Bitterness (IBU) 37
Color (SRM) 5.9°L
Yeast
26 dry grams
Dry
Fermentis Safale US-05
Grains/Extracts/Sugars
12.75 pounds
Wheat
38ppg, 2°L 7.75 pounds
60.8%
2 Row Base
37ppg, 1.5°L 4.25 pounds
33.3%
CaraVienne
35ppg, 20°L 0.75 pounds
5.9%
Hops
4 ounces
Amarillo hops
8.4%, Pellet 4 ounces
Additions
0.75 ounces
Irish moss
Fining 0.75 ounces
Mash
60 minutes, 8.3 gallons
Strike
Target 153°F 4.8 gallons (ACTUALLY HIT MORE LIKE 155)
164°F
60 minutes (+0)
Sparge
Target 170°F 3.5 gallons
181°F
Amarillo hops
8.4%, Pellet 0.75 ounces
Boil
60 minutes, 6.1 gallons
Irish moss
Fining 0.75 ounces
45 minutes (+15)
Amarillo hops
8.4%, Pellet 0.75 ounces
30 minutes (+30)
Amarillo hops
8.4%, Pellet 0.75 ounces
15 minutes (+45)
Wort chiller 15 minutes (+45)
Amarillo hops
8.4%, Pellet 0.75 ounces
5 minutes (+55)
Ferment
14 days @ 59-75°F
Amarillo hops
8.4%, Pellet 1 ounce
10 days (+4)
I need a bit of advice here - have searched the forum's posting, but I'm not finding anything that seems to answer my problem here.
I did my first all-grain brew five days ago. I used brew-pal on the iphone believe it or not, all the information about the recipe below is from that app.
I clearly made a couple of mistakes along the way - first and foremost I completely forgot to take a gravity reading, and I only pitched one packet of dry yeast (that had be re-hydrated for 45 mins). It's the first brew I have ever done that the airlock wasn't going crazy after 48 hours, so I rehydrated another packet of the same yeast and pitched that (I live in a country right now where it is hard to get supplies, so thought I would be a little stingy and I'd be ok).
Now I'm getting one small bubble every 30 seconds. I took a gravity reading last night at 1.012 - which doesn't seem like it could possibly be right to me. There is only a very thin Krausen layer, and the feremntor is at a good 75.2 degrees (I considered that it was just a bit cold, but that seems right on the money).
Anyone have any idea what may be going on, or what I can do to get this thing through to the next stage?
I Appreciate the advice.....
Batch size 5 gallons
Boil size 6.1 gallons
Boil time 60 minutes
Grain weight 12.75 pounds
Original gravity 1.072 (SHOULD BE - DON'T KNOW WHAT IT ACTUALLY WAS)
Alcohol (by volume) 7.3%
Bitterness (IBU) 37
Color (SRM) 5.9°L
Yeast
26 dry grams
Dry
Fermentis Safale US-05
Grains/Extracts/Sugars
12.75 pounds
Wheat
38ppg, 2°L 7.75 pounds
60.8%
2 Row Base
37ppg, 1.5°L 4.25 pounds
33.3%
CaraVienne
35ppg, 20°L 0.75 pounds
5.9%
Hops
4 ounces
Amarillo hops
8.4%, Pellet 4 ounces
Additions
0.75 ounces
Irish moss
Fining 0.75 ounces
Mash
60 minutes, 8.3 gallons
Strike
Target 153°F 4.8 gallons (ACTUALLY HIT MORE LIKE 155)
164°F
60 minutes (+0)
Sparge
Target 170°F 3.5 gallons
181°F
Amarillo hops
8.4%, Pellet 0.75 ounces
Boil
60 minutes, 6.1 gallons
Irish moss
Fining 0.75 ounces
45 minutes (+15)
Amarillo hops
8.4%, Pellet 0.75 ounces
30 minutes (+30)
Amarillo hops
8.4%, Pellet 0.75 ounces
15 minutes (+45)
Wort chiller 15 minutes (+45)
Amarillo hops
8.4%, Pellet 0.75 ounces
5 minutes (+55)
Ferment
14 days @ 59-75°F
Amarillo hops
8.4%, Pellet 1 ounce
10 days (+4)