TheCrowsNest
Well-Known Member
I brewed this last night, I was thinking of something along the lines of a Belgian Golden Strong ale but didn't quite stick to style. My LHBS threw me a curveball when they said they will never get clear candi sugar again (apparently the guy that makes it couldn't justify it?), so I had to use table sugar.
My OG came in at 1.058 - way off. That's under 60%. I'm pretty bummed, as I've never missed the mark by that much with my setup. Ever. This was my mash schedule: 4.2 gallons for 60 min @ 160; sparge 5.8 gallons for 15 min @ 165.
I've never used table sugar as an adjunct before. Any ideas what could have thrown this efficiency off by so much?
Size: 5.0 gal
Efficiency: 75.0%
Attenuation: 75.0%
Calories: 265.61 kcal per 12.0 fl oz
Original Gravity: 1.079 (1.070 - 1.095)
Terminal Gravity: 1.020 (1.005 - 1.016)
Color: 9.7 (3.0 - 6.0)
Alcohol: 7.85% (7.5% - 10.5%)
Bitterness: 43.1 (22.0 - 35.0)
Ingredients:
12.0 lb Belgian Pils
1.0 lb Belgian Biscuit
0.5 lb Belgian Cara-Pils
1.0 lb White Table Sugar (Sucrose)
1.0 oz Amarillo® (8.5%) - added during boil, boiled 60 m
1.0 oz Saaz (5.0%) - added during boil, boiled 20 m
2 ea Cloves (whole) - added during boil, boiled 20 m
2 ea Lemon zest - added during boil, boiled 20 m
1.0 oz Saaz (5.0%) - added during boil, boiled 1 m
2.0 oz Saaz (5.0%) - added dry to secondary fermenter
My OG came in at 1.058 - way off. That's under 60%. I'm pretty bummed, as I've never missed the mark by that much with my setup. Ever. This was my mash schedule: 4.2 gallons for 60 min @ 160; sparge 5.8 gallons for 15 min @ 165.
I've never used table sugar as an adjunct before. Any ideas what could have thrown this efficiency off by so much?
Size: 5.0 gal
Efficiency: 75.0%
Attenuation: 75.0%
Calories: 265.61 kcal per 12.0 fl oz
Original Gravity: 1.079 (1.070 - 1.095)
Terminal Gravity: 1.020 (1.005 - 1.016)
Color: 9.7 (3.0 - 6.0)
Alcohol: 7.85% (7.5% - 10.5%)
Bitterness: 43.1 (22.0 - 35.0)
Ingredients:
12.0 lb Belgian Pils
1.0 lb Belgian Biscuit
0.5 lb Belgian Cara-Pils
1.0 lb White Table Sugar (Sucrose)
1.0 oz Amarillo® (8.5%) - added during boil, boiled 60 m
1.0 oz Saaz (5.0%) - added during boil, boiled 20 m
2 ea Cloves (whole) - added during boil, boiled 20 m
2 ea Lemon zest - added during boil, boiled 20 m
1.0 oz Saaz (5.0%) - added during boil, boiled 1 m
2.0 oz Saaz (5.0%) - added dry to secondary fermenter