aartdouglass
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I just bottled a batch of the Mill Run Stout described in John Palmer's "How to Brew" and it looks lighter than I expected, maybe a little less than 20 SRM. I followed the recipe for the extract version:
0.5 lbs Muntons Crystal 60L Malt (steeped 30 min @ 158-165*F)
0.5 lbs Briess Roasted Barley (steeped 30 min @ 158-165*F)
7 lbs Muntons Light DME
3.5 lbs added just prior to boil
3.5 lbs added at flameout
0.75 oz Nugget pellet hops (60 min)
1 oz Fuggles pellet hops (30 min)
BRY-97 ale yeast
I had a preboil volume of 4.5 gal, ended with 4 gal in the bucket. I added 1 gal and had an SG of 1.072. The target OG given in the book for a 5 gal batch is 1.054, so I added another 0.5 gal and ended up with an SG (OG) of 1.062, which I figured was ok.
Was the extra 0.5 gal enough to lighten my beer up so much, or is there something else going on here. I put the recipe into beersmith and got a predicted SRM of 19.6, so I'm guessing the recipe just results in a lighter-than-style beer. I was thinking the next time I brew this I could just steep more roasted barley to hit my target color. Any thoughts?
0.5 lbs Muntons Crystal 60L Malt (steeped 30 min @ 158-165*F)
0.5 lbs Briess Roasted Barley (steeped 30 min @ 158-165*F)
7 lbs Muntons Light DME
3.5 lbs added just prior to boil
3.5 lbs added at flameout
0.75 oz Nugget pellet hops (60 min)
1 oz Fuggles pellet hops (30 min)
BRY-97 ale yeast
I had a preboil volume of 4.5 gal, ended with 4 gal in the bucket. I added 1 gal and had an SG of 1.072. The target OG given in the book for a 5 gal batch is 1.054, so I added another 0.5 gal and ended up with an SG (OG) of 1.062, which I figured was ok.
Was the extra 0.5 gal enough to lighten my beer up so much, or is there something else going on here. I put the recipe into beersmith and got a predicted SRM of 19.6, so I'm guessing the recipe just results in a lighter-than-style beer. I was thinking the next time I brew this I could just steep more roasted barley to hit my target color. Any thoughts?