So I brewed a tripel last week, with an OG of 1.084, and pitched a 1.8L stir-plate starter of 3787, and let it self-rise to around 80*F. It's been a week now, and I checked it.. 1.003! What's going on here? I did have a longer than expected mash (about 2 hours), but this seems insane. I'm wondering if its infected. It tastes awful, mostly hot alcohol, but I would kind of expect that after only a week.
Anyway, is there a way to save this? Can I maybe add a bunch of lactose? Or perhaps just add some DME and some sort of pasteurizer, to bring it up to around 1.010, then keg to carbonate? How likely is it that the solvent flavor will go away over time?
Anyway, is there a way to save this? Can I maybe add a bunch of lactose? Or perhaps just add some DME and some sort of pasteurizer, to bring it up to around 1.010, then keg to carbonate? How likely is it that the solvent flavor will go away over time?