onipar
Well-Known Member
It seems nothing can go right with this brew. http://www.northernbrewer.com/documentation/beerkits/HopeandKing_Pro_TH.pdf
I was supposed to have an OG of 1.060, but I only hot 1.050. I'm not totally sure what the problem was, but I suspect either my thermometer was giving me an off reading, or I messed up my water salt additions somehow.
So after two weeks I checked the gravity, and it was 1.004! It was only supposed to drop to 1.014.
On the bright side, I guess I managed to squeak out a bit more alcohol. On the negative side, I'm thinking the body and sweetness might not be were it should...
Anyone have this problem with a Scotch ale? Anything I can do to help it?
I am planning on adding 2 oz of medium toast oak cubes with 4 oz of rum in secondary, so maybe that will help it along a bit?
I was supposed to have an OG of 1.060, but I only hot 1.050. I'm not totally sure what the problem was, but I suspect either my thermometer was giving me an off reading, or I messed up my water salt additions somehow.
So after two weeks I checked the gravity, and it was 1.004! It was only supposed to drop to 1.014.
On the bright side, I guess I managed to squeak out a bit more alcohol. On the negative side, I'm thinking the body and sweetness might not be were it should...
Anyone have this problem with a Scotch ale? Anything I can do to help it?
I am planning on adding 2 oz of medium toast oak cubes with 4 oz of rum in secondary, so maybe that will help it along a bit?