Brent_in_Aurora
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I would start another group for christmas, if there are people who want to do it. PM me
davidgsmit said:pm'd you brent.
Sorry Chessking! Got the wrong name!
Hernando, what size batches are you making if you don't mind me asking? I can certainly appreciate you not wanting to hand out a sub par beer.
I started a new thread for the second group. Please post there and we will get this going.
The Gingerbread Ale should be going into primary this Saturday. We bought a house this month, which cut down on my brewing time, plus it's just been too damn hot to brew. That's why I thought I would pick one of the faster turn-around beers.
The plan is to do the Northern Brown from Brewing Classic Styles, and add the spice as directed at the end of the boil. Looking forward to seeing how this turns out, and to the exchange in a few months.
Thanks.
On a much lighter note; I helped Harry bottle his first ever batch of homebrew, the Honey Ginger IPA. I must say from the sampling, this beer is very good. I think the hops we used kinda took over the Ginger, I wasn't picking up on the ginger all that much but still good.
Ginger is a subtle flavor that will probably blend with the hops. Cinnamon is another warm flavor that blends well.
On another note, I saw some fully laden juniper shrubs on my daily walk with my dogs. The house is vacant and I can get a few ounces if anyone wants some fresh juniper berries.
Just saw this. Is there any way I can get a copy of the ginger bread ale. I would love to get it right and get in on this next year
I might have missed it, but what is the bottle count we are doing for each person? I typically dont bottle so I just want to make sure I bottle enough of this up so that everyone gets their amount.
3 each
I had 4 stuck in my head, glad it is 3. Turned out I had nothing to sweat about when the bottle wand started slowing down on beer 39. Sweet, now I get to make sure that they carbonate properly.Cool. Thanks.
Should give me 'just' enough to enjoy some leftovers:rockin:
Question for those with experience with bigger beers; the quad is sitting at 1.030. this puts the ABV at 10.2 %. I was expecting the gravity to be a bit lower than what it is but I am not sure if the 1.030 is a normal FG for a big beer or if I should go by some fresh yeast do a starter and repitch. Since this is my fisrt beer with this magnitude Iwould love some insight. If it is ready than I will bottle that bad boy this week.
The tasting was pretty good. A bit sweeter than expected but the alcohol is definitely present. I did by EC-1118 Champagne yeast for bottling. I am not sure on how much to reconstitute and pitch before bottling so I would also appreciate feedback on that as well.
I assume you are using Mosher's tripel recipe form Radical, and did the recommended amber malt, and sugar/light malt addition. Also you mentioned in an earlier post that the O.G. was 1.106. I plugged the recipe into my calculator and came up with a projected O.G. of 1.103 and a final gravity of 1.026. I'd say you were fairly close to dead on. If the gravity reading is not changing, then i think its done.You might try warming it up for a few days, but I don't think adding more yeast is necessary.
As far as bottling, if you change your yeast to one that attenuates lower, and add priming sugar as well, the yeast may consume the simple sugars as well as some of the complex sugars left over from the primary ferment. In other words, the champagne yeast tolerates high alcohol levels better than the Belgian yeast and it may kick off a secondary fermentation causing bottle bombs. There is still plenty of yeast in suspension for priming purposes, IMHO. If you add yeast for bottling, add the same strain used in primary. Also for priming purposes, keep the bottles warm. Above 70 F for a couple of weeks. That yeast is getting tired and higher temps will keep them going without adding any noticeable off flavors.
If you want another option, I got an extra Keg, and would be willing to force carb and bottle for you. It takes a couple of weeks to do it right so we would have to get together soon. Just an idea. I'm not trying to hijack your beer.
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