barneygumble said:Looks like your yeasties did their job. Was 1.046 your anticipated OG? Did you use extract or all grain? Its going to be a pretty mild ale anyway, so theres that.
Did you calibrate your vessels for accuracy? Too much water will do that.
How long has it been in the bottle/keg? It may need to round itself out a bit.
All that considered, a pale ale if all else checks out, and you still are unsatisfied can be fortified with some carapils (extract especially) or some crystal to add body and head retention.
I was shooting for 1.055 or so. First time with my equipment.... Used 7.5 gallons total. Been in keg for 1.5 weeks.. I even dry hopped with 1oz cascade...
barneygumble said:OK so this was an AG batch? what was your final volume? What was the final volume of the recipe? I dont want to say poor efficiency might be a cause when the volume of water wasnt correct. Hops will not add body or fullness to beer, but if the IBU's seem weak too, I'd say your initial volume might have been high, and further boiling might have been needed to hit target final volme.
Yeah AG...
Final volume was around 5 gallons.
My guess is that I used to much h20...
barneygumble said:Huh. Final volume sounds about right for most recipes. If about means 5 gallons for a 5 gallon recipe. If it means 5 1/2 gallons for a 5 gallon recipe, then yeah. A half gallon difference will cause this discrepency.
If you nailed the volumes, then look at the mashing process, pH of the mash, temp control, etc. In the meantime, you have a great lawnmower beer!
So you think over time it might possibly improve?
jerryboy said:What method did you use to carbonate the beer? Set and forget? If so, just wait and I think it will change more to your liking.
Yooper said:With a FG of 1.005, I suspect that the mash was on the cool side and that would favor a thinner drier beer. Between missing the OG by nearly ten points, and it finishing so low, I think this will be a beer with a thin mouthfeel although carbonation will improve it some.
Next time, check your crush and make sure that your mash stays in the 153/154 temperature range and that should fix it in the future.
Thanks for the input Yooper.
My mash temp was fairly consistent. Stayed right around 152-153...
My guess is I didn't get a good sparge? I used the 1.25qt h20 per lb of grains... Thought the crush went well... This was my first time brewing by myself and with new equipment... Perhaps I should be stirring my grains a little bit more?
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