dancness
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I bought an extra 1 lb of Extra Light DME from Northern Brewers in addition to their Belgian Tripel kit with WYeast 3787. I bought the DME to make a starter but I'm thinking of doing the following:
1. Do a full boil (5gal) instead of half (2.5). I'm thinking this will improve the final flavor profile.
2. Leaving out the candi sugar from the boil (1 lb). Instead, I will ferment in a 6.5 gallon bucket and add the leftover DME (.75 lb - what I have left after having made my yeast starter) at day 2, then add the candi sugar at day 3.
I'm hoping this will do 3 things.
1. Allow the yeast to consume the harder sugars first, thus getting a more attenuated beer.
2. Improve the final abv of the beer by adding a little extra DME (prob 3/4 lb)
3. Prevent a blowoff (I don't have a blowoff hose) by feeding the yeasties slowly instead of all at once.
What do you all think? Will it work?
My question is how much water should I mix with the DME and candi sugar additions, and how much wort do I need to start with? I want 5 gallons of beer.
1. Do a full boil (5gal) instead of half (2.5). I'm thinking this will improve the final flavor profile.
2. Leaving out the candi sugar from the boil (1 lb). Instead, I will ferment in a 6.5 gallon bucket and add the leftover DME (.75 lb - what I have left after having made my yeast starter) at day 2, then add the candi sugar at day 3.
I'm hoping this will do 3 things.
1. Allow the yeast to consume the harder sugars first, thus getting a more attenuated beer.
2. Improve the final abv of the beer by adding a little extra DME (prob 3/4 lb)
3. Prevent a blowoff (I don't have a blowoff hose) by feeding the yeasties slowly instead of all at once.
What do you all think? Will it work?
My question is how much water should I mix with the DME and candi sugar additions, and how much wort do I need to start with? I want 5 gallons of beer.