Cold Country Brewery
Well-Known Member
Hi all, I'm making a batch that's close to Bells Hopslam, very very very hoppy beer. Being the new brewer in my I haven't gotten past the "the more alcohol the better" phase. The beg gravity was at 1110 and one week later is at 1020. The question is, would would be the good vs. bad and just putting some more yeast on it? Would it help? Would it hurt? The kit didn't call for a 2nd time. The first time I used US-05 and have Champagne yeast laying around I could use.
If it helps here's the recipe:
-6lbs Amber malt
-6lbs Gold malt syrup
-2lbs Corn sugar
-total 4 oz Cluster hops
-total 12 oz Hopburst hop blend
Dry Yeast Safale US-05 Ale Yeast
So what's the good, bad and ugly for adding another dose of dry yeast?
I used an online calculator for the alcohol content and here's what I came up with so far: (the kit called for around 9%)
9.6 Alcohol by weight
12% Alcohol by volume
Would that be correct? And what's the difference between the two?
Sorry so many questions, I'm a newbie.
If it helps here's the recipe:
-6lbs Amber malt
-6lbs Gold malt syrup
-2lbs Corn sugar
-total 4 oz Cluster hops
-total 12 oz Hopburst hop blend
Dry Yeast Safale US-05 Ale Yeast
So what's the good, bad and ugly for adding another dose of dry yeast?
I used an online calculator for the alcohol content and here's what I came up with so far: (the kit called for around 9%)
9.6 Alcohol by weight
12% Alcohol by volume
Would that be correct? And what's the difference between the two?
Sorry so many questions, I'm a newbie.