coopd3ville
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I brewed up an IPA on 5/30 the recepite is:
4 Lbs of Amber LME
3 Lbs of Light DME
1 Lbs of Extra Light DME
2 Oz. Casacde
1 Oz. Columbus
1 Oz. UK kent Golding
Also added some scotch soaked oak chips to the primary
The OG was 1.070. I used the smaller smack pack of Wyeast Brit Ale 2. When I activated the pack the night before brew day it did not seam to swell as much as previous ones have. I add the yeast when the wort was cooled. I was not sure if the yeast was going to work that great so I picked up the larger smack pack of Wyeast Brit Ale 2 that night and added it the next day. Fermentation started by the next evening and last for about a week and a half. I racked the IPA to a secondary on 6/21 and the gravity was 1.022. I thought that the gravity should be lower than that? Isn't 1.022 a little high to bottle? Must of my other brews have been much closer to the 1.015 area?
Coopd3ville
4 Lbs of Amber LME
3 Lbs of Light DME
1 Lbs of Extra Light DME
2 Oz. Casacde
1 Oz. Columbus
1 Oz. UK kent Golding
Also added some scotch soaked oak chips to the primary
The OG was 1.070. I used the smaller smack pack of Wyeast Brit Ale 2. When I activated the pack the night before brew day it did not seam to swell as much as previous ones have. I add the yeast when the wort was cooled. I was not sure if the yeast was going to work that great so I picked up the larger smack pack of Wyeast Brit Ale 2 that night and added it the next day. Fermentation started by the next evening and last for about a week and a half. I racked the IPA to a secondary on 6/21 and the gravity was 1.022. I thought that the gravity should be lower than that? Isn't 1.022 a little high to bottle? Must of my other brews have been much closer to the 1.015 area?
Coopd3ville