1990dtgl98
Well-Known Member
Quick question before I brew my 5th and most anticipated brew! :rockin:
I plan on doing a 3 gal batch of a double IPA, mainly to keep cost down, and becuase I want to make sure its good before doing a 6 gal batch.
Is there a common rule on ratio for extract vs sugars (honey/table/brown/etc)? I ask because I want to get a high OG, but also want it to be pretty dry (think Hopslam or similiar) and get down to 1.012ish. I read the best way to do that was to use sugars that are fully fermentable since extracts aren't and will lend some residual sweetness.
But, is there a ratio that you shouldn't cross where the beer wont be malty but rather have an acidic burn? I was originally going to do 5lbs of dry extract and 2lbs of honey, but now I'm not sure. Is that too much honey to extract? If I do 6lbs of DME and 1lb honey, is that going to keep my FG too high using WLP001 yeast?
Just clarifying before I dive in!
P.S.- If I do a 3 gal batch, is it ok to ferment in an ale pail, since I'll have a pretty large headspace?
I plan on doing a 3 gal batch of a double IPA, mainly to keep cost down, and becuase I want to make sure its good before doing a 6 gal batch.
Is there a common rule on ratio for extract vs sugars (honey/table/brown/etc)? I ask because I want to get a high OG, but also want it to be pretty dry (think Hopslam or similiar) and get down to 1.012ish. I read the best way to do that was to use sugars that are fully fermentable since extracts aren't and will lend some residual sweetness.
But, is there a ratio that you shouldn't cross where the beer wont be malty but rather have an acidic burn? I was originally going to do 5lbs of dry extract and 2lbs of honey, but now I'm not sure. Is that too much honey to extract? If I do 6lbs of DME and 1lb honey, is that going to keep my FG too high using WLP001 yeast?
Just clarifying before I dive in!
P.S.- If I do a 3 gal batch, is it ok to ferment in an ale pail, since I'll have a pretty large headspace?