Hey guys,
This is my first time posting, and I'd like to ask you all about my second batch of beer ever.*
I did a belgian trippel recipe:
Pilsner LME (10.4 lbs)
Cane Sugar (2.5 lbs)
Aromatic (0.25 lbs)
Tettnang (2.3oz) 60min
Czech Saaz (0.5oz) 10min
Fermentis Safbrew T-58
The first issue I had was too much water. I did my steeping grains in a gallon of water while I brought my main pot up to boil, but when I added my (mash?) to the main pot, I had quite a bit of water. After I added my LME, and half my cane sugar, I was almost at the top of the pot.*
To correct this, I split my boil and then tried to portion out my first hop addition. *
When I had boiled off enough water, I put the two boils together again for my second hop addition.
The recipe calls for 7 gallons, but I only ended up with 4. Somehow, though, my OG was low at 1.070 (target 1.090).
Anyways, during the first 12 hours of fermentation the krausen got to be a good 8 inches and started coming out the air lock, so I put on a blow off tube onto a bucket, but that didn't work so great either.
I'm looking for recommendations on things I could have done better, or different, and things I might do to save this beer.
Thanks!
This is my first time posting, and I'd like to ask you all about my second batch of beer ever.*
I did a belgian trippel recipe:
Pilsner LME (10.4 lbs)
Cane Sugar (2.5 lbs)
Aromatic (0.25 lbs)
Tettnang (2.3oz) 60min
Czech Saaz (0.5oz) 10min
Fermentis Safbrew T-58
The first issue I had was too much water. I did my steeping grains in a gallon of water while I brought my main pot up to boil, but when I added my (mash?) to the main pot, I had quite a bit of water. After I added my LME, and half my cane sugar, I was almost at the top of the pot.*
To correct this, I split my boil and then tried to portion out my first hop addition. *
When I had boiled off enough water, I put the two boils together again for my second hop addition.
The recipe calls for 7 gallons, but I only ended up with 4. Somehow, though, my OG was low at 1.070 (target 1.090).
Anyways, during the first 12 hours of fermentation the krausen got to be a good 8 inches and started coming out the air lock, so I put on a blow off tube onto a bucket, but that didn't work so great either.
I'm looking for recommendations on things I could have done better, or different, and things I might do to save this beer.
Thanks!