So I brewed a straight forward English style IPA with the following:
O.G. 1.060
F.G. 1.015 (estimated from Beersmith)
Current F.G. 1.020
10g Gypsum
11 lbs Maris Otter
1.5 lbs Crystal 30
1 oz Columbus @ 60 min
1 oz East Kent Golding @ 30 min
1 oz Fuggles @ 10 min
2 oz Crystal Dryhop (I haven't added this yet)
1 Package of Burton Ale Yeast (The kind in the glass vile)
60 min Mash @ 153-154 (Beersmith Recommended 152)
Batch Sparge
60 min Boil
5.5 Gal into primary
I didn't use a starter, I just pitched the yeast straight out of the vile. The fermentation didn't start for about 48 hours. Then I found the plug and blowoff tube had completely blown off and there was a large amount of beer sludge caked all over the fermenter and puddled all over the floor. I cleaned up and replaced the blowoff with an airlock. Once it stopped bubbling I measured the gravity over the course of the next few days and it settled on 1.020, a full 5 points high.
My Mash temperature started a touch high at around 155-156, then i threw in some cool water to drop it to 153. Did I just mash it too high and create a heavy body? Should I be concerned with a stalled fermentation? Or should I just go ahead and transfer to secondary for some dry hopping. Thanks!
O.G. 1.060
F.G. 1.015 (estimated from Beersmith)
Current F.G. 1.020
10g Gypsum
11 lbs Maris Otter
1.5 lbs Crystal 30
1 oz Columbus @ 60 min
1 oz East Kent Golding @ 30 min
1 oz Fuggles @ 10 min
2 oz Crystal Dryhop (I haven't added this yet)
1 Package of Burton Ale Yeast (The kind in the glass vile)
60 min Mash @ 153-154 (Beersmith Recommended 152)
Batch Sparge
60 min Boil
5.5 Gal into primary
I didn't use a starter, I just pitched the yeast straight out of the vile. The fermentation didn't start for about 48 hours. Then I found the plug and blowoff tube had completely blown off and there was a large amount of beer sludge caked all over the fermenter and puddled all over the floor. I cleaned up and replaced the blowoff with an airlock. Once it stopped bubbling I measured the gravity over the course of the next few days and it settled on 1.020, a full 5 points high.
My Mash temperature started a touch high at around 155-156, then i threw in some cool water to drop it to 153. Did I just mash it too high and create a heavy body? Should I be concerned with a stalled fermentation? Or should I just go ahead and transfer to secondary for some dry hopping. Thanks!