Beestin
Active Member
I got the Octane IPA kit from midwest and it indicates that i should get something like 48-54 beers from the 5 gallon batch. Well i bottled and only got 40?!
It should be noted that when i first brewed the gravity was high although i dont think i stired well and/or the wort may have been still hot. I did NOT filter the wort so the primary & secondary both had quite a bit of sedement that i ended up with. I did top the primary off with some bottled water when i noticed that it was only around the 4 1/2 gallon mark (assume from loss of water from when i was boiling.
This is my first brew- is it going to taste "off"? The final gravity was 1.020 although the kit noted it should be 1.012-1.018 so slighly high. Also will 5 gallons worth of priming sugar in 40 bottles make the beer overcarbonated?
Any insight would help. Thanks guys!
It should be noted that when i first brewed the gravity was high although i dont think i stired well and/or the wort may have been still hot. I did NOT filter the wort so the primary & secondary both had quite a bit of sedement that i ended up with. I did top the primary off with some bottled water when i noticed that it was only around the 4 1/2 gallon mark (assume from loss of water from when i was boiling.
This is my first brew- is it going to taste "off"? The final gravity was 1.020 although the kit noted it should be 1.012-1.018 so slighly high. Also will 5 gallons worth of priming sugar in 40 bottles make the beer overcarbonated?
Any insight would help. Thanks guys!