ethangray19
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I brewed an American Pale Ale II from morebeer.com
recipe as follows:
8lbs ultra light liquid malt
1.5 lbs crystal 15L
8oz honey malt
1 oz magnum hops for 60 min
2oz willamette hops for 5 min
2oz cascade hops for final 1min
questions are:
1. I just put all the grain in a nylon bag and stteped for 30 min at 170F. then took them out of the water. I did not crush them or anything. Is that ok??
2. My OG was supposed to 1.055- 1.062 and it was 1.042, whats up with that? I tookk the OG reading at about 85F
3. The diredtion on morebeer.com said to usewhite labs california ale yeast but I used Safeale -US 56. Is that going to make a difference?
4. I have the extact same kit to brew again in a few days. What changes can I make to better this beer?
5. I was thinking of dry hopping the next batch. Good idea or bad? Cascade or magnum hops?
Thank you to anyone who takes the time to give me advice
recipe as follows:
8lbs ultra light liquid malt
1.5 lbs crystal 15L
8oz honey malt
1 oz magnum hops for 60 min
2oz willamette hops for 5 min
2oz cascade hops for final 1min
questions are:
1. I just put all the grain in a nylon bag and stteped for 30 min at 170F. then took them out of the water. I did not crush them or anything. Is that ok??
2. My OG was supposed to 1.055- 1.062 and it was 1.042, whats up with that? I tookk the OG reading at about 85F
3. The diredtion on morebeer.com said to usewhite labs california ale yeast but I used Safeale -US 56. Is that going to make a difference?
4. I have the extact same kit to brew again in a few days. What changes can I make to better this beer?
5. I was thinking of dry hopping the next batch. Good idea or bad? Cascade or magnum hops?
Thank you to anyone who takes the time to give me advice