Recent content by grant

thermometer

How hot is the beer .You are fermenting again in the bottle to get carbonation.At high temps each strain being different, yeast will start fermenting things that they would otherwise not.I ferment all my suds in a extra refridgerater,with a controller to hold the temp at 66 degress.I think if...

I would add more fermentables,and increase the hop rate accordingly.At higher strength,all grain or extract,you end up with higher terminal gravity.At some point you have bock or barley wine and can expect to age for sometime to mellow and round out flavers.If you do not like it to thick,I...

Did you do a full volume boil or partial?If you do a partial it will generally darken a little.I have done no extract brewing in 9-10 years,but if I remember correctly,you should add the extract long before it boils to prevent darkening.

amber ale-11. lbs 2row,1.5lbs of 120 crstal ,6 oz cara-pils, bitter w/ no brewer,williamette to flaver, cascade for aroma, 38 ibu try to get half of them from the cascade,wlp001or wyeast 1056