JBrady
Well-Known Member
Hey guys I made a APA that would have been absolutely awesome except its got way too much residual sweetness. I mashed at 153 for 60 minutes which I didn't think was too high, at least not high enough to make this beer end up as sweet as it did. OG was 1.059, FG was 1.011. Isn't 1.011 pretty dry? Why does it taste so sweet? Heres what the grain bill looked like:
Amount Item Type % or IBU
8.50 lb Pale Malt, Maris Otter (3.0 SRM) Grain 80.95 %
1.50 lb Vienna Malt (3.5 SRM) Grain 14.29 %
0.50 lb Caramel/Crystal Malt - 40L (40.0 SRM) Grain 4.76 %
1.00 oz Centennial [6.00 %] (60 min) Hops 21.1 IBU
0.50 oz Williamette [4.00 %] (25 min) Hops 4.9 IBU
0.50 oz Centennial [6.00 %] (25 min) Hops 7.3 IBU
0.75 oz Centennial [6.00 %] (5 min) Hops 3.2 IBU
0.75 oz Williamette [4.00 %] (5 min) Hops 2.1 IBU
0.50 oz Centennial [6.00 %] (0 min) Hops -
0.50 oz Centennial [6.00 %] (Dry Hop 10 days) Hops -
0.50 oz Williamette [4.00 %] (0 min) Hops -
0.50 oz Williamette [4.00 %] (Dry Hop 10 days) Hops -
1 Pkgs American Ale (Wyeast Labs #1056) Yeast-Ale
Did I do something wrong with the grain bill to make the beer so sweet? I have no exp. with vienna malt until now, does vienna and marris otter together support over sweetness? Thanks for any info on the matter, I don't want to have this problem again.
Also the beer has been in the bottles for two weeks at around 67 degrees with no real fridge time yet, if that helps.
Amount Item Type % or IBU
8.50 lb Pale Malt, Maris Otter (3.0 SRM) Grain 80.95 %
1.50 lb Vienna Malt (3.5 SRM) Grain 14.29 %
0.50 lb Caramel/Crystal Malt - 40L (40.0 SRM) Grain 4.76 %
1.00 oz Centennial [6.00 %] (60 min) Hops 21.1 IBU
0.50 oz Williamette [4.00 %] (25 min) Hops 4.9 IBU
0.50 oz Centennial [6.00 %] (25 min) Hops 7.3 IBU
0.75 oz Centennial [6.00 %] (5 min) Hops 3.2 IBU
0.75 oz Williamette [4.00 %] (5 min) Hops 2.1 IBU
0.50 oz Centennial [6.00 %] (0 min) Hops -
0.50 oz Centennial [6.00 %] (Dry Hop 10 days) Hops -
0.50 oz Williamette [4.00 %] (0 min) Hops -
0.50 oz Williamette [4.00 %] (Dry Hop 10 days) Hops -
1 Pkgs American Ale (Wyeast Labs #1056) Yeast-Ale
Did I do something wrong with the grain bill to make the beer so sweet? I have no exp. with vienna malt until now, does vienna and marris otter together support over sweetness? Thanks for any info on the matter, I don't want to have this problem again.
Also the beer has been in the bottles for two weeks at around 67 degrees with no real fridge time yet, if that helps.