johnny1211
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Hoping someone here can help me out a bit so I don't make the same error again. I bought a Sierra Madre kit from Northern Brewer for a 5 gal batch. Brewed as per directions. Mash was 153, not 152 as called for (but it's close enough for me) I am learning a relatively new electric brew kettle so I boiled off an extra .25 gal due to learning curve. I ended up w/4.75 gallon of finished beer.
Anticipated OG was 1.052. I hit 1.060 (I know lower volume played a role here). My FG was 1.010. I primaried for 2 weeks and secondaried for 2 weeks. US 05 was the yeast. Fermentation temp was between 66-68 degrees as basement temp varied slighlty. Force carbed as usual using carbing procedure that I always do.
The finished beer is very, very sweet. Never expected this from a beer that went from 1.060 to 1.010. Also, there is no hop profile at all. Being a Sierra Nevada clone I was surprised at this.
I brewed this w/a fellow brewer. We've been over notes. We double checked temps and readings from one another. We are stumped on this one. Any ideas as to why it would have stayed so sweet?
Anticipated OG was 1.052. I hit 1.060 (I know lower volume played a role here). My FG was 1.010. I primaried for 2 weeks and secondaried for 2 weeks. US 05 was the yeast. Fermentation temp was between 66-68 degrees as basement temp varied slighlty. Force carbed as usual using carbing procedure that I always do.
The finished beer is very, very sweet. Never expected this from a beer that went from 1.060 to 1.010. Also, there is no hop profile at all. Being a Sierra Nevada clone I was surprised at this.
I brewed this w/a fellow brewer. We've been over notes. We double checked temps and readings from one another. We are stumped on this one. Any ideas as to why it would have stayed so sweet?