SPR-GRN
Well-Known Member
So I had made up an all grain dirty blonde ale recipe, and then generated a partial
Mash version so I could teach my brother to brew.
I decided to give the partial mash batch a try and do a double while I'm at it in hopes of having it all bottled for his bachelor party. Here's the deal. I brewed a 5gal and a 6gal batch simultaneously on the 9th 6gal was 1.062 5gal was 1.058 prior to pitching.
my fermentation temps were a touch warm (74 by the thermostat on primary) but I've done ales at higher temps, here's the crazy thing, I went to transfer the beer to secondary tonight and the 6gal batch was at 1.010 and the 5gal batch was at 1.012! Not only are they ready to be bottled, but they finished lower than the all grain version it originated from which stopped at 1.015.
Does any one else find the quick fermentation odd or since it was primarily LME should I expect this kind of quickness from it? I don't have 105bottles right now so it will sit in secondary until I drink other beer enough to bottle it all; although I'm thinking About bottling half of it as I have 48-60 bottles hanging about right now.
Info for 5 gal
63%LME
22%honey (clover)
5%Munich
5%Cara-pils
5%honey malt
Wyeast Amer. Ale II 1272
6gal
55%LME
18%honey
12%amer. 2 row
5%Munich
5%Cara-pils
5%homey malt
Wyeast Amer. Ale II 1272
Thanks!
Mash version so I could teach my brother to brew.
I decided to give the partial mash batch a try and do a double while I'm at it in hopes of having it all bottled for his bachelor party. Here's the deal. I brewed a 5gal and a 6gal batch simultaneously on the 9th 6gal was 1.062 5gal was 1.058 prior to pitching.
my fermentation temps were a touch warm (74 by the thermostat on primary) but I've done ales at higher temps, here's the crazy thing, I went to transfer the beer to secondary tonight and the 6gal batch was at 1.010 and the 5gal batch was at 1.012! Not only are they ready to be bottled, but they finished lower than the all grain version it originated from which stopped at 1.015.
Does any one else find the quick fermentation odd or since it was primarily LME should I expect this kind of quickness from it? I don't have 105bottles right now so it will sit in secondary until I drink other beer enough to bottle it all; although I'm thinking About bottling half of it as I have 48-60 bottles hanging about right now.
Info for 5 gal
63%LME
22%honey (clover)
5%Munich
5%Cara-pils
5%honey malt
Wyeast Amer. Ale II 1272
6gal
55%LME
18%honey
12%amer. 2 row
5%Munich
5%Cara-pils
5%homey malt
Wyeast Amer. Ale II 1272
Thanks!