So I am on Brewers Best Kit number three. First one (Arrogant Bastard clone) was great, Second one (Black Lager) tasted great on bottling day.
My third batch, the Brewers Best IPA, did not go so smooth. After reading the instructions about the IBU projection being for a 2.5 gallon boil, I decided to try and up the hop bitterness by boiling 3.5 gallons of wort. What did not occur to me was how this would affect the OG. Long story short, I now have about 6 gallons in the fermenter at an OG of 1.080 (the goal was 1.061-1.065). That was as close as I could get with room left in my Better Bottle.
The original plan was 5-7 days in the primary, then about 2 weeks in the secondary. Does the higher OG change anything? Should I age this in the secondary like a DIPA? Any advice on how to make this the best beer possible?
Thanks in advance!
My third batch, the Brewers Best IPA, did not go so smooth. After reading the instructions about the IBU projection being for a 2.5 gallon boil, I decided to try and up the hop bitterness by boiling 3.5 gallons of wort. What did not occur to me was how this would affect the OG. Long story short, I now have about 6 gallons in the fermenter at an OG of 1.080 (the goal was 1.061-1.065). That was as close as I could get with room left in my Better Bottle.
The original plan was 5-7 days in the primary, then about 2 weeks in the secondary. Does the higher OG change anything? Should I age this in the secondary like a DIPA? Any advice on how to make this the best beer possible?
Thanks in advance!