I noticed that one beer is clearer than the other. Also, one of the beers had a slightly lower FG than the other. Needless to say, I'm confused so hoping for some guidance from the brewing collective here.
First, let me say both beers are very good and I'm really going to enjoy knowing when the first keg goes, I'll still have another 5 gallons left.
This was an extra pale ale I brewed. I did a typical hour long mash at 150F (was supposed to have been 152). I also used whrifloc in the boil the last 15 minutes. The yeast I used was 1056 and I believe it was 3.7L. I just "eyeballed" and split even to the two fermenters. I don't know if it matters or not, but one of the fermenters was a Better Bottle, and the other was a BMB. Each fermenter had 5 gallons even.
This is batch one. It had a FG of 1.002, but was cloudier than expected. I'm hoping it will clear over time. If it doesn't, meh.
Batch two. The FG was 1.004. Despite the higher FG, this sample tasted slightly drier and it seemed to have a bit more bitterness (in a good way) in the finish.
How come both batches aren't identical? The only time they were split was going into the fermenters, so I'm confused on that. The only thing I can think of is maybe it's a trub issue. One fermenter got more trub than the other, but both fermenters still had small layers as I used a hop spider doing the boil. Even before with 5 gallon batches, and a lot of hops, I've had beers clear out pretty well with only whirlfloc. Has anyone else seen this before with big batches?
First, let me say both beers are very good and I'm really going to enjoy knowing when the first keg goes, I'll still have another 5 gallons left.
This was an extra pale ale I brewed. I did a typical hour long mash at 150F (was supposed to have been 152). I also used whrifloc in the boil the last 15 minutes. The yeast I used was 1056 and I believe it was 3.7L. I just "eyeballed" and split even to the two fermenters. I don't know if it matters or not, but one of the fermenters was a Better Bottle, and the other was a BMB. Each fermenter had 5 gallons even.
This is batch one. It had a FG of 1.002, but was cloudier than expected. I'm hoping it will clear over time. If it doesn't, meh.
Batch two. The FG was 1.004. Despite the higher FG, this sample tasted slightly drier and it seemed to have a bit more bitterness (in a good way) in the finish.
How come both batches aren't identical? The only time they were split was going into the fermenters, so I'm confused on that. The only thing I can think of is maybe it's a trub issue. One fermenter got more trub than the other, but both fermenters still had small layers as I used a hop spider doing the boil. Even before with 5 gallon batches, and a lot of hops, I've had beers clear out pretty well with only whirlfloc. Has anyone else seen this before with big batches?