Brew Mistake - Dump it or Keep it?

[ojogador13]

Hi,

I´m a recent addition to the beer brewing world and with one successful batch, I think i ruined the second one.

First and foremost I use home brew kits like Cooper.
The first went great, the second was a Woodfordes Wherry Beer Kit, and the big difference is "No Fermenting Sugar Needed".

By now as you can imagine, I added the 1 kg Fermenting sugar to the batch.
I would like to know, if I should just throw the batch in the gutter or let it brew and see how it goes?

Any advice is well received.


Thanks in Advance,
Frederico

 

[hunter_le five]

See how it goes.

 

[kh54s10]

I'm not sure, but would suspect that 1kg sugar was for bottle priming. It is not enough to make a huge change in your beer. Maybe a little higher alcohol level, a bit thinner and drier.

Keep it going! You will need some priming sugar. You can just use table sugar if you want to. There are calculators on line to determine how much you need.

 

[roastquake]

never dump anything

 

[ojogador13]

Thanks for the advice, I think I'll see how it goes.

Best Regards,

 

[Shooter]

I'm not sure, but would suspect that 1kg sugar was for bottle priming.

That seems like an awful lot of priming sugar!!!

"No Fermenting Sugar Needed".

By now as you can imagine, I added the 1 kg Fermenting sugar to the batch.

So, was this extra sugar you had lying around or did it come with the kit? Either way, I wouldn't say it's ruined. It may be significantly different than what you expect.

 

[unionrdr]

1 Kilogram equals 2.2 pounds. Def not priming sugar. If it came in the kit,then it's been calculated as a part of the recipe. Let it ride. I've gotten something similar in Cooper's kits. Like the OS Lager they gave me with my Microbrew starter kit. Came out fine,just could've used some flavor hopping. The Cooper's OS (Original Series) kits have bittering only with Pride of Ringwood hops.

 

[dgr]

How many kilos/pounds was the contents of the can? Did you measure your SG? You raised the SG .012. You will end up with 1.6% extra alcohol. You might get a cidery taste. That's about the worst that will happen. It won't be the beer you intended to brew but it will be beer and it will be drinkable.

In the future, you might tried substituting DME instead of sugar where the can recommends a sugar addition. That extra $5 is $1/gallon 10cents/beer and imho gives a superior result.

 

[ojogador13]

The fermenter has 23 liters, I took the SG it measured 1060 I was expecting something like 1045.
The sugar was Ritchies brewing sugar.

I'll see how it goes and post a comment when it´s finished.

 

[midfielder5]

The recipe is all out of balance with the addition of 2.2 pounds of sugar, and no addition of hops and malt.
Let it ride out-- but you might as well start a new batch now because that one is going to need time before it tastes anything besides rocket fuel.

 

[kh54s10]

That seems like an awful lot of priming sugar!!!



So, was this extra sugar you had lying around or did it come with the kit? Either way, I wouldn't say it's ruined. It may be significantly different than what you expect.

1 Kilogram equals 2.2 pounds. Def not priming sugar. If it came in the kit,then it's been calculated as a part of the recipe. Let it ride. I've gotten something similar in Cooper's kits. Like the OS Lager they gave me with my Microbrew starter kit. Came out fine,just could've used some flavor hopping. The Cooper's OS (Original Series) kits have bittering only with Pride of Ringwood hops.

Wow, I did not convert. I am pretty good at linear metric and have no clue except liters with volumes/weights!

Unless the sugar supposed to be used?? Why was it in the kit?? If it was not in the recipe it will change it quite a bit. But it will still be beer.

 

[unionrdr]

Well,that was my question. Was it in the kit,or recommended? Or just winging it? Even Cooper's "kits" come with the can & 1kg of dextrose,or brew enhancer 1 or 2. They can come out more like a commercial example.

 

[midfielder5]

Since his actual OG is much higher than he expected (1.060 vs 1.045)-- I took it to mean it was not in the kit and he added it from his stash.

 

[ojogador13]

Hi,

To answer the question of why did I added it, I followed the instructions of a one can kit instead of the instruction of the 2 can one. Not a mistake I''l do again

Now for a status update on the batch.

Yesterday it made 14 days in the FV bucket, gravity of 1016, I had measured it at day 10 and it was 1020. Original gravity of 1060.
Just so you know its fermentating in a cellar at a stable 23 degrees temperature.

Today I'll do it again and see if it's still fermenting.

Nonetheless I´ve tried it and although you still feel a small sweet aftertaste you definitely feel the bitter, I´m glad to says it looks like and tastes like beer even if not the original intended one.

I would like to hear some opinions on what to do next. Many questions and possibilities are running in my mind like is the FG still to high? should I bottle it if the FG stabilizes? or should I go for 2 a fermentation? Should I try somehow reduce the sweet aftertaste?


Thanks in advance, and thank you for the Keep It advice's.
Frederico C.

 

[DocScott]

What to do next? You answered your own question! Test the gravity again and if its stable, you can either bottle it, or I'd recommend giving it another week to bulk condition and let the yeast flocculate to clear your beer then bottle. There isn't a need for secondary ferment for this beer in my opinion.

No way to really reduce the "sweet" aftertaste, but I think with a bit more time and then carbonation and chilling will significantly change the flavor of your brew.

 

[unionrdr]

With a 1.060OG,1.016 isn't low enough. 1.010-1.012 would be more like it ime. Give it a few more days. You don't need to test it every day,just wasting beer. Test,then give it a few days,test again. In this case,you can give it another week to finish & start settling out.