TimelessCynic
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So I decided to try and recreate the best and most technically challenging beer i have ever made. A doppel bock that I brewed on Christmas Eve and tapped on May 24th. It was so absolutely lovely in all regards that i brewed it again yesterday. For some reason i have a very thick sludge like wort now fermenting in my Carboy. I followed my original steps as close as my memory and records would allow.
I doughed in the night before at 105F (should have been 95 but I missed the mark - culprit?)
The following day i added near boiling water with each infusion and rested for 30 minutes each time. I mixed the mash quickly at each infusion to avoid hot spots. I did notice a slightly sour smell that was not present the previous time i made this beer. When I tastes the wort the sour taste was prevelant but not entirely off putting.
The infusion schedule was as follows and i hit my temps.
113
122
149
162
When draining my mash it got stuck frequently so i stirred around the braided hose i use for a filter to get the mash through and into my kettle.
Sparged near 168.
Boiled it, cooled it and now it is thick like motor oil.
Ive never dumped a beer. I want to with this one as I cannot see how fermenting it will make it any thinner, like normal beer.
I used 16 pounds of grain and my OG was 1.073 around 70% effeciency.
Any ideas? I'm overly upset about my recent and first failure with homebrewing.
Thanks
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I doughed in the night before at 105F (should have been 95 but I missed the mark - culprit?)
The following day i added near boiling water with each infusion and rested for 30 minutes each time. I mixed the mash quickly at each infusion to avoid hot spots. I did notice a slightly sour smell that was not present the previous time i made this beer. When I tastes the wort the sour taste was prevelant but not entirely off putting.
The infusion schedule was as follows and i hit my temps.
113
122
149
162
When draining my mash it got stuck frequently so i stirred around the braided hose i use for a filter to get the mash through and into my kettle.
Sparged near 168.
Boiled it, cooled it and now it is thick like motor oil.
Ive never dumped a beer. I want to with this one as I cannot see how fermenting it will make it any thinner, like normal beer.
I used 16 pounds of grain and my OG was 1.073 around 70% effeciency.
Any ideas? I'm overly upset about my recent and first failure with homebrewing.
Thanks
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