Harley_Dawg
New Member
Hey everyone
Been brewing for over a year, 16 successful batches so far, mostly extract + specialty grains and partial mashes.
I brewed up this recipe a week ago:
http://brewersconnection.com/recipes/velvetrose.htm
with the following modifications:
- used 2-row instead of 6-row
- used cooked cornmeal instead of flaked corn
- used Wyeast 1056 (American Ale)
I was in a hurry to find a recipe and didn't really think this one through. Realized after the fact that carapils, 2-row, munich and vienna don't do much when steeped.
Somehow managed an OG of 1.074, which doesn't even make sense. Or does it? After 1 week, it's down to 1.01. This seems ridiculous given that most of the grains likely did nothing but put a bunch of starch in my wort. Not that I'm complaining about the ABV though
I measured the OG about 10 minutes after pitching my 0.25L starter.
Anyone ever used this recipe, or have any insight as to why my OG would be so high?
Thanks

Been brewing for over a year, 16 successful batches so far, mostly extract + specialty grains and partial mashes.
I brewed up this recipe a week ago:
http://brewersconnection.com/recipes/velvetrose.htm
with the following modifications:
- used 2-row instead of 6-row
- used cooked cornmeal instead of flaked corn
- used Wyeast 1056 (American Ale)
I was in a hurry to find a recipe and didn't really think this one through. Realized after the fact that carapils, 2-row, munich and vienna don't do much when steeped.
Somehow managed an OG of 1.074, which doesn't even make sense. Or does it? After 1 week, it's down to 1.01. This seems ridiculous given that most of the grains likely did nothing but put a bunch of starch in my wort. Not that I'm complaining about the ABV though
I measured the OG about 10 minutes after pitching my 0.25L starter.
Anyone ever used this recipe, or have any insight as to why my OG would be so high?
Thanks
