Just bottled a tripel that smells great and tastes a bit alcohol heavy but not bad.
But when I checked the final gravity, I was very surprised to see the hydrometer at 1.00000 (pic below).
I first thought 'infection', but it tastes normal-ish (just dry, tripel bordering onto white wine). Second thought, cross-contamination with a var.dias yeast (I have used several recently).
Any other explanations?
Based on last sample/hydro test, I expected it to be dry (just not 1.00000), so I added some lactose and orange peel to the priming solution (to cut the dryness). So I think it will still be drinkable, but I'm usually nowhere below 1.008. So 1.00000 is weird and a bit concerning.
I appreciate any thoughts. (OG 1.061; 9 days primary; 7 days secondary; closed transfers; cold crash 2 days; yeast - unknown - whatever Brewferm includes in their Tripel kit (which was on sale for $15!!) & I added more 'stuff', including a LOT of sugar, honey, and brown sugar - so maybe I just alcohol bombed it & thinned it out).
Thanks!!!!
But when I checked the final gravity, I was very surprised to see the hydrometer at 1.00000 (pic below).
I first thought 'infection', but it tastes normal-ish (just dry, tripel bordering onto white wine). Second thought, cross-contamination with a var.dias yeast (I have used several recently).
Any other explanations?
Based on last sample/hydro test, I expected it to be dry (just not 1.00000), so I added some lactose and orange peel to the priming solution (to cut the dryness). So I think it will still be drinkable, but I'm usually nowhere below 1.008. So 1.00000 is weird and a bit concerning.
I appreciate any thoughts. (OG 1.061; 9 days primary; 7 days secondary; closed transfers; cold crash 2 days; yeast - unknown - whatever Brewferm includes in their Tripel kit (which was on sale for $15!!) & I added more 'stuff', including a LOT of sugar, honey, and brown sugar - so maybe I just alcohol bombed it & thinned it out).
Thanks!!!!
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