shauntraxler
Well-Known Member
Ugh. Here's the scoop. In the beginning of May I brewed up an IIPA. I used ~20oz of hops between the kettle and the fermenter for a 5ga batch. Seeing as how my only secondary was tied up with another beer, I just decided to dry-hop in the primary post-fermentation. In retrospect, this was a terrible idea.
The reason being the fact that I have over TWO GALLONS OF TRUB in the primary. I pitched 2 packs of S-05, have the hop sediment from the kettle (I don't strain) and the hop sediment from the dry-hops.
The real issue is this: I calculated my priming sugar based on 4.5ga of brew (.5 ga loss to trub). Seeing as how I am not even bottling 3 gallons, the volumes of Co2 are going to be astronomical and standard bottles will not be able to hold the pressure.
What are my options? Bottle anyway and pray to the beer gods?
I'm thinking I'll just put the lid on my bottling bucket, attach an airlock and let it referment for a few days (maybe weeks because the yeasties are exhausted from the 10%+ brew)...
What do you guys think of this?
The reason being the fact that I have over TWO GALLONS OF TRUB in the primary. I pitched 2 packs of S-05, have the hop sediment from the kettle (I don't strain) and the hop sediment from the dry-hops.
The real issue is this: I calculated my priming sugar based on 4.5ga of brew (.5 ga loss to trub). Seeing as how I am not even bottling 3 gallons, the volumes of Co2 are going to be astronomical and standard bottles will not be able to hold the pressure.
What are my options? Bottle anyway and pray to the beer gods?
I'm thinking I'll just put the lid on my bottling bucket, attach an airlock and let it referment for a few days (maybe weeks because the yeasties are exhausted from the 10%+ brew)...
What do you guys think of this?