This is the batch I brewed last night. I think it looks and smells pretty good. I don't really have exact reasons why I came up with some of the timings or hop choices, but I was wondering what to think I can expect. I had a spare 3.3 lbs breiss amber malt and some spare time so I went to the lbhs and came back with this. I don't know if I'm going to transfer it to a secondary... if I do, is it worth buying another 3 gallon carboy or are there benefits to a 5 gallon carboy. It's just a 2.5 gallon batch and im looking for advice and pointers too. Thanks
Here we go
Grains:
4.5 oz crystal 120º
1.0 oz chocolate malt
3.3 lbs Amber Malt Extract
Hops
.5 oz Styrian goldings
1.25 oz East Kent Goldings (1 oz for dry hopping)
1/4 tsp irish moss
1 lbs brown sugar
WPL008 East Coast Ale
steeped about 160 for 20 minutes
Looks nice and dark.
.oz Styrian Goldings for bittering
1/4 teaspoon irish moss at 20 minutes.
.25 oz of East Kent Goldings at 15 minutes
1 lbs brown sugar at the last 5 minutes
My gravity reading was 1.076, but I think that would have something to do with the brown sugar being added late, so I don't know what to expect.
I'll update final gravity readings and post pics of pours sometime in December.
Here we go
Grains:
4.5 oz crystal 120º
1.0 oz chocolate malt
3.3 lbs Amber Malt Extract
Hops
.5 oz Styrian goldings
1.25 oz East Kent Goldings (1 oz for dry hopping)
1/4 tsp irish moss
1 lbs brown sugar
WPL008 East Coast Ale
steeped about 160 for 20 minutes
Looks nice and dark.
.oz Styrian Goldings for bittering
1/4 teaspoon irish moss at 20 minutes.
.25 oz of East Kent Goldings at 15 minutes
1 lbs brown sugar at the last 5 minutes
My gravity reading was 1.076, but I think that would have something to do with the brown sugar being added late, so I don't know what to expect.
I'll update final gravity readings and post pics of pours sometime in December.