Georgiotron
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I brewed an all-grain double IPA on March 4 and bottled it on March 25 with 2.5oz of cane sugar. This was my 10th all grain batch. The color on bottling day was what I expected of an IPA, close to the 9.0 SRM in my beeralchemy calc. I opened a bottle two weeks after bottling and it poured a murky brown and didn't smell like an IPA anymore. I opened another bottle 5 days later and it poured much closer to what an IPA should look like but it still didn't smell right. I opened up another one tonight, now 25 days since bottling and it's back to a murky brown but smells like an IPA and tastes decent too. What could cause the color change? Does it just need more time? The temps have been between 65-75 inside since bottling.
Couple things I did in this batch I haven't before include using a carbon block water filter and adding a small amount of gypsum to the water. Here is a link to two pictures of the beer.
Recipe Overview
Wort Volume Before Boil: 24.30 qts Wort Volume After Boil: 21.13 qts
Volume Transferred: 21.13 qts Water Added To Fermenter: 0.00 qts
Volume At Pitching: 21.13 qts Volume Of Finished Beer: 20.08 qts
Expected Pre-Boil Gravity: 1.074 SG Expected OG: 1.093 SG
Expected FG: 1.018 SG Apparent Attenuation: 79.5 %
Expected ABV: 10.2 % Expected ABW: 7.9 %
Expected IBU (using Tinseth): 259.0 IBU Expected Color (using Morey): 9.0 SRM
BU:GU ratio: 2.77 Approx Color:
Mash Efficiency: 75.0 %
Boil Duration: 60.0 mins
Fermentation Temperature: 64 degF
Fermentables
Ingredient Amount % MCU When
US 2-Row Malt 15lb 0oz 87.0 % 5.1 In Mash/Steeped
US Victory Malt 1lb 4oz 7.2 % 6.6 In Mash/Steeped
Sugar - Turbinado 1lb 0oz 5.8 % 1.9 Start Of Boil
Hops
Variety Alpha Amount IBU Form When
US Columbus(Tomahawk) 15.5 % 4.00 oz 168.4 Loose Pellet Hops 60 Min From End
US Centennial 12.0 % 4.00 oz 64.7 Loose Pellet Hops 15 Min From End
US Cascade 4.5 % 4.00 oz 17.7 Loose Pellet Hops 10 Min From End
US Amarillo 5.0 % 3.00 oz 8.1 Loose Pellet Hops 5 Min From End
US Columbus(Tomahawk) 15.5 % 2.00 oz 0.0 Loose Pellet Hops Dry-Hopped
US Centennial 12.0 % 2.00 oz 0.0 Loose Pellet Hops Dry-Hopped
US Cascade 4.5 % 2.00 oz 0.0 Loose Pellet Hops Dry-Hopped
US Amarillo 5.0 % 1.00 oz 0.0 Loose Pellet Hops Dry-Hopped
Yeast
DCL US-05 (formerly US-56) SafAle
Couple things I did in this batch I haven't before include using a carbon block water filter and adding a small amount of gypsum to the water. Here is a link to two pictures of the beer.
Recipe Overview
Wort Volume Before Boil: 24.30 qts Wort Volume After Boil: 21.13 qts
Volume Transferred: 21.13 qts Water Added To Fermenter: 0.00 qts
Volume At Pitching: 21.13 qts Volume Of Finished Beer: 20.08 qts
Expected Pre-Boil Gravity: 1.074 SG Expected OG: 1.093 SG
Expected FG: 1.018 SG Apparent Attenuation: 79.5 %
Expected ABV: 10.2 % Expected ABW: 7.9 %
Expected IBU (using Tinseth): 259.0 IBU Expected Color (using Morey): 9.0 SRM
BU:GU ratio: 2.77 Approx Color:
Mash Efficiency: 75.0 %
Boil Duration: 60.0 mins
Fermentation Temperature: 64 degF
Fermentables
Ingredient Amount % MCU When
US 2-Row Malt 15lb 0oz 87.0 % 5.1 In Mash/Steeped
US Victory Malt 1lb 4oz 7.2 % 6.6 In Mash/Steeped
Sugar - Turbinado 1lb 0oz 5.8 % 1.9 Start Of Boil
Hops
Variety Alpha Amount IBU Form When
US Columbus(Tomahawk) 15.5 % 4.00 oz 168.4 Loose Pellet Hops 60 Min From End
US Centennial 12.0 % 4.00 oz 64.7 Loose Pellet Hops 15 Min From End
US Cascade 4.5 % 4.00 oz 17.7 Loose Pellet Hops 10 Min From End
US Amarillo 5.0 % 3.00 oz 8.1 Loose Pellet Hops 5 Min From End
US Columbus(Tomahawk) 15.5 % 2.00 oz 0.0 Loose Pellet Hops Dry-Hopped
US Centennial 12.0 % 2.00 oz 0.0 Loose Pellet Hops Dry-Hopped
US Cascade 4.5 % 2.00 oz 0.0 Loose Pellet Hops Dry-Hopped
US Amarillo 5.0 % 1.00 oz 0.0 Loose Pellet Hops Dry-Hopped
Yeast
DCL US-05 (formerly US-56) SafAle
