EvilGnome6
Well-Known Member
Yesterday I brewed up a 5 gallon batch with 12 lbs of Belgian Pale Ale malt. No specialty grains or anything else in the mash. Just Pale Ale malt.
The predicted SRM was a 6 but it looks much closer to 15 or 20. Not just a shade or two darker than predicted, but 2 or 3 times darker.
This was from a 55 lb bag of Castle Pale Ale I bought a week earlier at my LHBS. I know it said "Pale Ale" on the bag so I know there wasn't a mixup at the LHBS. I also know I didn't tag it with the wrong label when I put it into bins because the only other bulk grains I have in the big bins at home is Castle Pilsen malt.
Other than that, my efficiency was perfectly fine (about 80% into the boiler).
Any ideas on why it came out so dark?
The predicted SRM was a 6 but it looks much closer to 15 or 20. Not just a shade or two darker than predicted, but 2 or 3 times darker.
This was from a 55 lb bag of Castle Pale Ale I bought a week earlier at my LHBS. I know it said "Pale Ale" on the bag so I know there wasn't a mixup at the LHBS. I also know I didn't tag it with the wrong label when I put it into bins because the only other bulk grains I have in the big bins at home is Castle Pilsen malt.
Other than that, my efficiency was perfectly fine (about 80% into the boiler).
Any ideas on why it came out so dark?