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Updated.................... Briess CBW - 1.5kg Golden Light LME Briess CBW - 1.5kg Sparkling Amber LME 325grms Wheat DME 350grms Dextrose SG 1.045 Safale - US05 Hops 7grms Centennial - 60min 7grms Simcoe - 60min 1grm Chinook - 60min ---- 50grms Centennial - 10mins 50grms Simcoe - 10mins 24grms...

I see. Well when make IPAs I boil with only water and hops and add the extract and malts in the last minute only to disolve and mix into the water

I understand that but how do you make the unfermentable sugars fermentable? Because that's the only reason the hydro is not geting any lower than it is.

Ok so how do you reduce the final gravity below 1.010 even lower let's just say to 1.000 (for arguments sake) with just a 1.8kg can of extract and some yeast usale 05

I only ask this because Ive had sweet tasting ales before. I get plenty carbonation. Which now I understand to be to do with some unfermentable sugars in the primary, is this ture?

Anyone know much about this? Ok I'm thinking adding a yeast starter 2 days before bottling to the secondary? Am I kidding my self or what?

I find that when adding say 1kg or 2lb to a extract brew, it makes the end result sweeter. I use more malts and little dextrose.

nah no beano.. with the last i doubled the yeast, something like 25gms or just under an oz. with this brew I'm going to dry hop with galaxy.

It's true mate, I had it once at 1.003 using the same yeast and extract. Maybe the hydrometer is reading out.. but it all ways had weighed the same as when I bought it! Hahaha the only time it didn't go below 1.015 was when I brew a 16% triple IPA.. which I am dumping tomorrow from heavy galaxy...

well the OG hydrometer reading was 1.070 and i have been getting the FG past 1.008 regularly, so going by the readings it should be around 8.5% and 9% in the bottle.

241 IBUs

and to add the OG was 1.070 hoping to get it down to 1.008

Muntons Connoisseurs IPA Bitter 1.8kg Dry Wheat Malt 500grms Light Malt 1.75kgs 60min Centennial 10grms Chinook 25grms Simcoe 25grms 15min Centennial 20grms Simcoe 25grms Amarillo 25grms 5min Chinook 5grms Centennial 10grms Simcoe 15grms Amarillo 25grms yeast safale us05...

Ok last week I had on tap in Freo a very good beer called the kooinda Black IPA and fell in love with this style, so for my next brew I'm going to make something similar but teewked a little. Muntons IPA extract 1.8k Carafa II 300grms Carapils 300grms Crystal 300grms Hops Galaxy 40grms...