This is a great recipe! I am a big fan of Amber Ales and will be brewing this soon. Can you tell me what the pre boil volume is? Thanks!
AlkiBrewing said:This is a great recipe! I am a big fan of Amber Ales and will be brewing this soon. Can you tell me what the pre boil volume is? Thanks!
evandena said:How long do you guys let this ferment?
davis119 said:OP did a month in the primary. I did 3 weeks only cuz I was bottling 2 bathes any way so I decided to this one also..... I bottled at. .009 IIRC
evandena said:Thanks. How long for you before it hit its prime?
Thanks. How long for you before it hit its prime?
KingBrianI said:I've been drinking it by 1 month after brewday, and it tastes great at that point. My typical fermentation schedule these days is about a week at ferment temps, then crash cool to ~40F for a week, then keg and let carb for a week or two. It may continue to get slightly better for a couple months, but it is damn good at 1 month when I follow the above schedule.
Hey kingbrian.
what do your hydro samples taste like?
Sweet malty caramel?
Mine was not sweet like I had hoped a bit hoppy. I missed my OG
.004.
I wont know for sure til its carved an chilled but I was jw
Hydro samples after fermentation can be a little tricky, sometimes they taste great, sometimes thin and watery. That goes for all beers, not just this one. Missing the OG by 0.004 shouldn't make a huge difference and it looks like your FG was 1.009? I'd say let it carb up and give it a taste. I've found that when a beer tastes thin and watery right after fermentation, that it really richens up given a little time.
KingBrianI said:Hydro samples after fermentation can be a little tricky, sometimes they taste great, sometimes thin and watery. That goes for all beers, not just this one. Missing the OG by 0.004 shouldn't make a huge difference and it looks like your FG was 1.009? I'd say let it carb up and give it a taste. I've found that when a beer tastes thin and watery right after fermentation, that it really richens up given a little time.
KeyWestBrewing said:I agree, a few of my batches have been this way. After a few weeks in the bottle went by everything had balanced out and I had great beer.
Hey kingbrian.
what do your hydro samples taste like?
Sweet malty caramel?
Mine was not sweet like I had hoped a bit hoppy. I missed my OG
.004.
I wont know for sure til its carved an chilled but I was jw
Wasn't your OG 1.050? Mine was 1.040. And yea my fg was 1.009 (im pretty sure I need to take notes)
What was your fg?
wottaguy said:If anyone wants to do a bottle swap of this recipe, please pm me and we can discuss this option further...(i'm game if you are)
KingBrianI said:I'm confused, you said above you missed OG by 0.004 and now you're saying you missed it by 0.010?
Id be up for that
davis119 said:That depends on your system...... how much you evap. Per hour.
I loose almost 1.5gl per/h. So id have more pre boil than another guy
pfalor said:Brewing this today and pretty excited! Just finished my syrup =)
AlkiBrewing said:I'm getting ready to brew a batch and was wondering what the pre boil volume for a five gallon batch should be, and what the OG & FG targets are. Thanks.
kapbrew13 said:Preboil will depend on your boil off rate. I do about 7.50 to get 6 when I'm done. I rack about 5.5 and leave a lot of crap behind.
AlkiBrewing said:Thanks Kapbrew. I'm using a new propane burner so I don't have a good feel for the boil off rate yet. I'll guesstimate and take notes for future brews.
AlkiBrewing said:Thanks Kapbrew. I'm using a new propane burner so I don't have a good feel for the boil off rate yet. I'll guesstimate and take notes for future brews.
AlkiBrewing said:Sounds good. I'll go with 7 and keep notes. I'm a big fan of amber ales so am looking forward to this one.
I'm getting ready to brew a batch and was wondering what the pre boil volume for a five gallon batch should be, and what the OG & FG targets are. Thanks.
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