I wanted to go for a lighter bodied, hoppier result this time. Partial mash.
5 lb Pale 2-row
.5 lb Munich
.5 lb Carastan (Baird's)
1 lb Golden Light DME
1 lb Wheat DME
1 lb Cane Sugar
1 oz Galena at 60 min
1/3 oz Chinook at 14 min
1/3 oz Centennial at 14 min
1 oz Cascade at 7 min
1/3 oz Chinook at 7 min
1/3 oz Centennial at 7 min
1 oz Cascade at whirlpool
1/3 oz Chinook at whirlpool
1/3 oz Centennial at whirlpool
Dry hop w/Cascade, Chinook
5 Gallon Batch
Wort came out tasting great, nice and biting.
But the gravity was low, just over 1.040
Sort of expected this because I only went with 2 pounds of extract this time. In my previous batches, 3 lb DME were used.
So the plan is to invert another pound of cane sugar, and add it to the ferment after a few days when it calms down a bit. I've heard about the possibility that yeast could stall if presented with too much simple sugar early on.
Question: Is going with 2 pounds of sugar overkill? This would put it at 20% of the grain bill. Thoughts?
5 lb Pale 2-row
.5 lb Munich
.5 lb Carastan (Baird's)
1 lb Golden Light DME
1 lb Wheat DME
1 lb Cane Sugar
1 oz Galena at 60 min
1/3 oz Chinook at 14 min
1/3 oz Centennial at 14 min
1 oz Cascade at 7 min
1/3 oz Chinook at 7 min
1/3 oz Centennial at 7 min
1 oz Cascade at whirlpool
1/3 oz Chinook at whirlpool
1/3 oz Centennial at whirlpool
Dry hop w/Cascade, Chinook
5 Gallon Batch
Wort came out tasting great, nice and biting.
But the gravity was low, just over 1.040
Sort of expected this because I only went with 2 pounds of extract this time. In my previous batches, 3 lb DME were used.
So the plan is to invert another pound of cane sugar, and add it to the ferment after a few days when it calms down a bit. I've heard about the possibility that yeast could stall if presented with too much simple sugar early on.
Question: Is going with 2 pounds of sugar overkill? This would put it at 20% of the grain bill. Thoughts?