Good morning all, I have a few questions for you.
I just finished my first brew and followed the recipe to the T, however there were parts of the brew that I should of payed more attention too. Unfortunately I didn't pay much attention to the hydrometer readings (which I know to do on my next brew) which I am assuming would help me narrow and diagnose my mistakes.
Here are my questions:
1. The brew is a Nut Brown, has all the flavors of a good nut brown, but seems a bit watery (not a lot of body). It doesn't look watery and is actually quite opaque. Are there steps in the process in which I can cut out some of the water, or is this something that fermenting longer can fix? Brew was in primary and in secondary for roughly 7-10 days each (per recipe).
2. The brew is RIDICULOUSLY carbonated. I added 1 cup of dextrose (per recipe) when bottling. Am I correct in assuming that cutting out a 1/4 cup of dextrose, maybe more, would eliminate the intense carbonation? Is there anyway to decrease carbonation post bottling?
To be honest, I am happy overall with the first brew, it's not awesome, but its drinkable, which is more than I can ask for. I just want to fix some of these newbie mistakes for my next brew to make my beer better. Hopefully this makes sense, and let me know if you need any additional info to help diagnose my problems. Thanks all =)
I just finished my first brew and followed the recipe to the T, however there were parts of the brew that I should of payed more attention too. Unfortunately I didn't pay much attention to the hydrometer readings (which I know to do on my next brew) which I am assuming would help me narrow and diagnose my mistakes.
Here are my questions:
1. The brew is a Nut Brown, has all the flavors of a good nut brown, but seems a bit watery (not a lot of body). It doesn't look watery and is actually quite opaque. Are there steps in the process in which I can cut out some of the water, or is this something that fermenting longer can fix? Brew was in primary and in secondary for roughly 7-10 days each (per recipe).
2. The brew is RIDICULOUSLY carbonated. I added 1 cup of dextrose (per recipe) when bottling. Am I correct in assuming that cutting out a 1/4 cup of dextrose, maybe more, would eliminate the intense carbonation? Is there anyway to decrease carbonation post bottling?
To be honest, I am happy overall with the first brew, it's not awesome, but its drinkable, which is more than I can ask for. I just want to fix some of these newbie mistakes for my next brew to make my beer better. Hopefully this makes sense, and let me know if you need any additional info to help diagnose my problems. Thanks all =)