Justin-Janes
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If my stout comes out of the primary too sweet. Can I dry hop in the secondary for 5 days to get some bitterness.
Dry hopping doesn't add bittering.
SG started at 1.060. Added a some brown sugar coffee and a teaspoon of cinnamon.
I was only tasting the wort. I just don't know how the taste changes after the fermenter. I just want to be ready with options if it comes out sweet.
Still bubbling, only been three days. I'll wait and see, but hop tea look good.
You're eating the chicken before it's cooked!
Let it sit for a week or two, check the gravity again and give 'er a taste. I bet it'll be totally different. (And better!) Then after bottling, it'll change and improve dramatically over a couple months.
And there's nothing wrong with tasting samples along the way. Cheers and carry on!
METALGUY said:I literally signed up for this forum just now, because i am blown away by this statement.
I know, this is the beginners section... but maybe reading a book on BASIC brewing principles, would be more productive than posting on this forum.
Im not trying to be a total a-hole. just... really? mind blown
What is your experience and why do you believe it is okay to berate someone who is simply asking a question?
I was only tasting the wort. I just don't know how the taste changes after the fermenter. I just want to be ready with options if it comes out sweet.
Plus I'm not using a recipe. I just bought a hand full of ingredients to see what I could come up with. I just like to get some expert advise. I'm using 8 oz of roasted barley. Half oz of German hops. About a pound of brown sugar. Teaspoon of cinnamon. 5 cups of coffee. Dark malt extract. And a pound a dark sugar. I just feel like there may be a lot of brown sugar.
I have read all about it. I was just tasting the wort. It has been in the fermenter for a week, and I haven't opened it up. All I was asking is how the taste of the wort changes after it is done fermenting. I haven't tasted the final product yet. I'm just tasting it through all the stages.
Justin-Janes said:Plus I'm not using a recipe. I just bought a hand full of ingredients to see what I could come up with. I just like to get some expert advise. I'm using 8 oz of roasted barley. Half oz of German hops. About a pound of brown sugar. Teaspoon of cinnamon. 5 cups of coffee. Dark malt extract. And a pound a dark sugar. I just feel like there may be a lot of brown sugar.
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