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In retrospective it seems inevitable that a mistake was going to happen. Too many variables: my first HG brew, my first yeast starter, first time using my brewing software.
Plan: An IIPA with OG of 1.087
Result: OG of 1.120
Error: Entering LME extract yield for the custom DME item I created in software.
Good thing I was using a 4L starter. Managed to get final gravity of 1.024. Nonetheless, I am concerned the beer will simply be too sweet. It did taste pretty sweet upon sampling. (I effectively put in two more pounds of DME than needed because of error).
Will ABV of 10% plus, IBUs in excess of 100 (corrected for error), and carbonation offset the sweetness? Should I just bottle it? Dilute it? Blend it? Think of it as my first barleywine?
Don't imagine there is much left in there but unfermentables, so pitchin' more yeast seems like it would be a waste.
Plan: An IIPA with OG of 1.087
Result: OG of 1.120
Error: Entering LME extract yield for the custom DME item I created in software.
Good thing I was using a 4L starter. Managed to get final gravity of 1.024. Nonetheless, I am concerned the beer will simply be too sweet. It did taste pretty sweet upon sampling. (I effectively put in two more pounds of DME than needed because of error).
Will ABV of 10% plus, IBUs in excess of 100 (corrected for error), and carbonation offset the sweetness? Should I just bottle it? Dilute it? Blend it? Think of it as my first barleywine?
Don't imagine there is much left in there but unfermentables, so pitchin' more yeast seems like it would be a waste.