Cold Country Brewery
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Hi all, I'm fairly new to all grain brewing (about 5). Last brew day I did a 10 gallon batch and divided it up between 2 boils. OG on both was 1.054.
Pot 1) Essentially a weak dead guy with English ale yeast - almost 2 weeks later FG 1.022
Pot 2) Pale ale with American Ale yeast - almost 2 weeks later 1.008!
What happened here? I used the same grist in both beers, only difference was the yeast and the hopping schedule. I've used American Ale plenty of times before and it's never gotten that low before. The Pot 1 @ 1.022 had a nice fullness to it with some sweetness. Pot 2 @ 1.088 was very empty tasting, thin and dry.
What went wrong with Pot 2 (wild yeast?), and is there ANY kind of solution? Could I put some Campden in there now, add DME (to put back some sweetness that won't ferment out) and force carbonate it?
I tested it last night, I'll test it again for the next couple days to see if it's done fermenting (I sure hope so).
Pot 1) Essentially a weak dead guy with English ale yeast - almost 2 weeks later FG 1.022
Pot 2) Pale ale with American Ale yeast - almost 2 weeks later 1.008!
What happened here? I used the same grist in both beers, only difference was the yeast and the hopping schedule. I've used American Ale plenty of times before and it's never gotten that low before. The Pot 1 @ 1.022 had a nice fullness to it with some sweetness. Pot 2 @ 1.088 was very empty tasting, thin and dry.
What went wrong with Pot 2 (wild yeast?), and is there ANY kind of solution? Could I put some Campden in there now, add DME (to put back some sweetness that won't ferment out) and force carbonate it?
I tested it last night, I'll test it again for the next couple days to see if it's done fermenting (I sure hope so).