I am currently waiting on my priming sugar to settle in my bottling bucket before I bottle.
This was my first all grain batch and I am going to relay a few difficulties I had and ask for suggestions. Designed to be a lemon honey wheat.
First the recipe:
6 lbs white wheat malt
4 lbs victory malt
1 lb wheat flakes
8 oz 20L crystal malt
1 lb honey at flameout
2 lemon zests at flameout
Cascade hops 2 oz (60,15,5 min)
Measured OG: 1.053
Measured FG: 1.008
Mashed 60 min @ 154
The difficulties:
Only 4 gallons at bottling time
Darker than I intended
More ABV than I intended
The mashing and boil went well. I obeyed all temperatures. I feel like I was within 1 degree the entire time. I boiled with atleast 6 gallons. I use a 6 gallon Carboy for primary and 5 gallon Carboy for secondary. I racked to secondary at 5 days (1.010) and bottling at 13 days (1.008). Bottling early due to tiny white bubbles on top, most likely due to too much headspace.
Let's hear em. Thanks! View attachment ImageUploadedByHome Brew1429922792.223335.jpg
This was my first all grain batch and I am going to relay a few difficulties I had and ask for suggestions. Designed to be a lemon honey wheat.
First the recipe:
6 lbs white wheat malt
4 lbs victory malt
1 lb wheat flakes
8 oz 20L crystal malt
1 lb honey at flameout
2 lemon zests at flameout
Cascade hops 2 oz (60,15,5 min)
Measured OG: 1.053
Measured FG: 1.008
Mashed 60 min @ 154
The difficulties:
Only 4 gallons at bottling time
Darker than I intended
More ABV than I intended
The mashing and boil went well. I obeyed all temperatures. I feel like I was within 1 degree the entire time. I boiled with atleast 6 gallons. I use a 6 gallon Carboy for primary and 5 gallon Carboy for secondary. I racked to secondary at 5 days (1.010) and bottling at 13 days (1.008). Bottling early due to tiny white bubbles on top, most likely due to too much headspace.
Let's hear em. Thanks! View attachment ImageUploadedByHome Brew1429922792.223335.jpg