rtwcoastie
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Hey all,
My first post so here goes! I just brewed my third batch today. I went with midwest's blonde ale, it got great reviews on the site. Despite having a homebrew in hand and relaxing, somehow I totally forgot to add my bittering hops until really late.
So what I did:
Steeped specialty grains in about 3.5 gallons at 155 degrees for 30 minutes
Added 5 lbs DME from kit
Brought to a boil
COMPLETELY FORGOT TO ADD HOPS!!
Added 1oz Willamette hops at about 50 minutes into boil, allowed to boil additional 30 minutes. (about 1.5 hrs total boil time)
Topped off to 5 gallons with about 2.5 gallons
Wort when I measured gravity was about 70 degrees
Given the fact that it's a blonde ale, and not supposed to be characteristically very hoppy, do you think the 30 minutes of boil time it got will be ok or do you think it'll end up way sweet?
Additionally, I had an OG of only like 1.020... supposed to be 1.045ish... I'm assuming I just didn't mix my wort enough and pulled more of the top off water than actual wort. Has anyone had any issues with using all DME and a low OG?
Hopefully this one isn't a wash. Thanks!
My first post so here goes! I just brewed my third batch today. I went with midwest's blonde ale, it got great reviews on the site. Despite having a homebrew in hand and relaxing, somehow I totally forgot to add my bittering hops until really late.
So what I did:
Steeped specialty grains in about 3.5 gallons at 155 degrees for 30 minutes
Added 5 lbs DME from kit
Brought to a boil
COMPLETELY FORGOT TO ADD HOPS!!
Added 1oz Willamette hops at about 50 minutes into boil, allowed to boil additional 30 minutes. (about 1.5 hrs total boil time)
Topped off to 5 gallons with about 2.5 gallons
Wort when I measured gravity was about 70 degrees
Given the fact that it's a blonde ale, and not supposed to be characteristically very hoppy, do you think the 30 minutes of boil time it got will be ok or do you think it'll end up way sweet?
Additionally, I had an OG of only like 1.020... supposed to be 1.045ish... I'm assuming I just didn't mix my wort enough and pulled more of the top off water than actual wort. Has anyone had any issues with using all DME and a low OG?
Hopefully this one isn't a wash. Thanks!