It's been about a week since I've started my first brew and I've come up with a couple questions that I haven't been able to find the answers to yet. The starting gravity of my brew was 1.032 and the gravity right now (7 days after brewing) is 1.014, giving it an abv of about 2.25. I was wondering:
1) How can I increase the starting gravity to create a beer with a higher alcohol content?
2) Is the dark, creamy flavor of a beer (think Guinness) associated with the gravity of the beer in any way?
3) What can affect attenuation besides the type of yeast used?
Thanks everybody.
1) How can I increase the starting gravity to create a beer with a higher alcohol content?
2) Is the dark, creamy flavor of a beer (think Guinness) associated with the gravity of the beer in any way?
3) What can affect attenuation besides the type of yeast used?
Thanks everybody.