Hmmm, what was your final volume? If you used the amount of extract in the recipe then you shouldn't have come up with an OG that low, unless your final volume was larger than 5 gallons...
American IPA Dogfish Head 60 Minute Clone (AG) & Extract
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Hmmm, what was your final volume? If you used the amount of extract in the recipe then you shouldn't have come up with an OG that low, unless your final volume was larger than 5 gallons...
kevinmcl1978
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I cooled everythin down and transferred the wort to my carboy and then I had to add some water to bring my final volume to 5 gallons. Swished this around and then poured some out into a measuring cup and poured this into the hydrometer flask. hydrometer was floating so i know i had plenty of wort in the flask. I do not know if my hydrometer is bad or what else could be the problem? any help would be much appreciated. if my og reading was read wrong is there any way to know what my final abv will be when complete?
No other way I know of. Did you take the reading right away? What was the temperature (if you didn't measure it just approximate)? I would try and calibrate your hydrometer. Stick it in some water and take a reading. Should be close to 1 depending on your temperature.
Of course one way is to drink a bunch of the beer and see how you feel after a few hours....
Of course one way is to drink a bunch of the beer and see how you feel after a few hours....
kevinmcl1978
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temp was right at 72D when i took the reading.
noticed when i put the hydrometer in water it looked to be about 1.04. that still would not get me to the expected obg of 1.07 i was shooting for. guess will just have to drink in a few weeks and see how i feel
noticed when i put the hydrometer in water it looked to be about 1.04. that still would not get me to the expected obg of 1.07 i was shooting for. guess will just have to drink in a few weeks and see how i feel
When you used WL041 Pacific Ale yeast, did the kraeusen take a little longer to drop? I went to take a reading and drop hop last night and there was still a full krauesen left. I didn't take a reading because I wanted to see if it would drop in another day or two.
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You may not have mixed the top off water and the wort thoroughly enough before you took your hydro sample. If so, your sample was likely diluted and is the reason you are getting a lower OG reading.
Only other option would be that your hydrometer is not calibrated correctly or you read it wrong...
As far as estimating your ABV, if you added the correct amount of extract as stated in the recipe, then your OG should be around 1.070-1.072 regardless of what your hydrometer says. Brewing extract should give you pretty precise gravity figures because you don't have to worry about efficiency like you do in all grain brewing.
HBrew71
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Kegged it last night. Had a sample -- so good!
kevinmcl1978
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I must not have mixed it up enough (oh well) i will know next time. I am assuming it will not qffect the beer to much since i still have to transfer again
Is there an easy way to mix it up rather than picking up a 5 gall carboy and swishing around?
Is there an easy way to mix it up rather than picking up a 5 gall carboy and swishing around?
Esmitee
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What I do to mix the wort real good,using my glass carboy before AND after I add my yeast is,
I put a towel on my counter top to pad it, Put a solid or holed stopper with a plug in it in the carboy,
HOLD the stopper, and lay the carboy on it's side.
And basically roll the carboy back n forth on the towel.
It will mix the dickens out of your wort!
JUST DON'T LEAVE GO OF THE STOPPER !!!! I don't trust it to stay put LOL
I also use this method to clean the carboy with PBW after fermentation is over. It's kinda like a washing machine action.
idigg
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Brewed this today, my face is chapped. Got to love Wisconsin winters! Such an easy recipe, but continuous hopping means you need to be outside the whole boil, wont be doing that again in winter!
So I used my new kettle for the first time, a Polar ware 10.5 gallon SS. I guessed I would boil off 1.5 gallons, I only boiled off 1 gallon, so I have just over 5.5 gallons of wort in the fermenter. Should be perfect with all the trub.
I hit 1.073 with 5.5 gallons, so my efficiency is improving! I adjusted my barley crusher to .032" today for the first time, crush was perfect, no stuck sparge.
Only thing I am worried about is 5.5 gallons of wort in a norther brewer bucket, I think the capacity is 7 gallons. If I keep it at 62*F will I be okay?
Can't wait to secondary and dry hop this on Feb. 1st. Thanks yooper! Change your avatar picture please! Change it back to clay!
-justin
So I used my new kettle for the first time, a Polar ware 10.5 gallon SS. I guessed I would boil off 1.5 gallons, I only boiled off 1 gallon, so I have just over 5.5 gallons of wort in the fermenter. Should be perfect with all the trub.
I hit 1.073 with 5.5 gallons, so my efficiency is improving! I adjusted my barley crusher to .032" today for the first time, crush was perfect, no stuck sparge.
Only thing I am worried about is 5.5 gallons of wort in a norther brewer bucket, I think the capacity is 7 gallons. If I keep it at 62*F will I be okay?
Can't wait to secondary and dry hop this on Feb. 1st. Thanks yooper! Change your avatar picture please! Change it back to clay!
-justin
idigg
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One more thing, never had a 13.4lb grist, 45min of the mash was at 153*F, before I vorlaufed it was at 149*F. Not sure why it dropped so much in 15min. Will my beer be fairly thin? I was hoping to have a full body version of this.
brew2enjoy
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That's a good volume to have in the fermenter. You'll lose alot from dry hopping. I Think you will have a nice bodied beer if most of the mash was done at 153
idigg
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Went to discount liquor to get more co2 and a 6 pack 60min ipa and they dont sell DFH in wisconsin anymore, wtf!
HBrew71
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I used crisp amber. Worked out perfectly.
You can make amber malt easily. Take 2-row and bake it on a cookie sheet (think layer) in the oven @ 350 degrees for 20-25 minutes. Works great and smells awesome when you are doing it.
Hopes this helps (for the next time). (My good deed for the day.)
idigg
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I used crisp amber as well.
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Bottled this on the 14th and tried one last night for reference.
The amber malt is the way to go. What a great beer!
It's kinda like Arrogant Bastard meets DFH.
Quite possibly the best IPA I've ever had!
The amber malt is the way to go. What a great beer!
It's kinda like Arrogant Bastard meets DFH.
Quite possibly the best IPA I've ever had!
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Crisp amber works well, but I like Thomas Fawcett amber malt better. It might be harder to find, but it's really good.
brew2enjoy
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I have heard from multiple people that Thomas fawcett amber malt is what DFH actually uses.
HBrew71
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I wish I had access to TF amber. Where do you get it from?
Looks like rebel brewer has it.
http://www.rebelbrewer.com/shoppingcart/products/Fawcett-Amber-Malt-(by-the-ounce).html
Also looks like they have all 3 hop varieties in stock. Let's hope it is still there when I get home tonight to order for this beer!
http://www.rebelbrewer.com/shoppingcart/products/Fawcett-Amber-Malt-(by-the-ounce).html
Also looks like they have all 3 hop varieties in stock. Let's hope it is still there when I get home tonight to order for this beer!
Pulled my first pint of this last night after carbing for about a week and I have to say, it is as good as advertised!
I plan to pick up a sixer of DFH 60 min this weekend and I will do a side by side comparison and post the results here.
Thanks again Yooper for the great recipe!
I plan to pick up a sixer of DFH 60 min this weekend and I will do a side by side comparison and post the results here.
Thanks again Yooper for the great recipe!
HBrew71
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Thanks D
OK, so here is my side by side comparison of Yooper's recipe and an actual DFH 60 min. The one of the left is my beer and the right is the DFH. Color is DEAD on (mine is only one week in the keg so it will continue to clear). I had my friend try both in a blind taste test (he is a big craft beer guy and loves 60 min) and he said, and I quote "Gun to my head, I couldn't tell them apart"!!!
Thanks again Yooper for this awesome recipe!!!
Thanks again Yooper for this awesome recipe!!!
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Well here is our finished product. Tastes great, would like to work on clarity but overall real happy. Did the extract recipe. Since have gone partial mash and finishing a 60qt igloo mash tun to go all the way. Thanks again for the recipe!! DF60 is one of my fav beers.
ingredients are going to be here tomorrow and I am going to try to brew this sunday or monday. I am very excited because of the positive reviews here!! I am even saving 2 DFH60 to compare it with...
Charlieatthedisco
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Brewed this today! Hit an OG of 1.065, forgot the damn Irish moss!! Hopefully it turns out ok! Smells great
periwinkle1239
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Made this yesterday, except used the hops/schedule called out at brew 365 instead. It was a warm winter day in the Lou so I didn't mind sitting outside throwing a few hops in every couple of minutes. Hit the mash dead on at 152. But missed the OG by just a few points, came in at 1.062. No sweat. Pacman starter started in just a few hours. Fermenting at 62 degrees.
Fun!
Fun!
