Hi!!
I am relatively new to brewing.
Have made 6 extract kits most with steeping grains, all pretty successful. I decided to try mak7ng my own stout recipe based on a bunch I have read. The recipe calculator I used stated am OG 5 gal of 1.051 so I was super suprised when it was actually about 1.070. But I figured that it was kind ofa good thing because I could potentially get a higher abv than originally anticipated. It began to bubble furiously after 12 hours and did so for about 48hrs. It hasnow been just over a weekand my grav is only reading 1.040 (2 readings 24 hrs apart)
, meaning a rather low abv so I am a little sad and unsure what to do next. Is this it or are there more fermentable sugars left and I should pitch more yeast? Any suggestions greatly appreciated.
Here's what I did, there may be some very rookie mistakes contained within as I am a beer rookie, please forgive if I have committed any cardinal sins .
Steep
1/2 lb choc malt
1/2 lb roasted barley
1/2 lb crystal 150
40 min1 gallon , 145F
Rinsed grain bag with 1 gallon 160F
Add 1 gallon or so
4lbs dme cbw golden light
1 can, 3.3lbs muntons irish style stout hopped extract, seemed rather bitter but other than that didn't taste super hoppy.....it had sweetness too....bitterness ebu 37-51?
Extract additions seemed to bring up to almost 4 gallons
Boil 30 min
Boil over danger about three min into rolling boil, stirring and periodic removal from heat for 4 min and it simmered down.
1oz Fuggle hops
Boil 30 min
Ice bath, cooled to 78F within 28min, poured back n forth 3 times to fermentor
During bath rehydrated 2 packets muntons yeast
OG 3 gallons 1.090
Added just under 2 gallons cold water
OG 5 gallons 1.070
I am relatively new to brewing.
Have made 6 extract kits most with steeping grains, all pretty successful. I decided to try mak7ng my own stout recipe based on a bunch I have read. The recipe calculator I used stated am OG 5 gal of 1.051 so I was super suprised when it was actually about 1.070. But I figured that it was kind ofa good thing because I could potentially get a higher abv than originally anticipated. It began to bubble furiously after 12 hours and did so for about 48hrs. It hasnow been just over a weekand my grav is only reading 1.040 (2 readings 24 hrs apart)
, meaning a rather low abv so I am a little sad and unsure what to do next. Is this it or are there more fermentable sugars left and I should pitch more yeast? Any suggestions greatly appreciated.
Here's what I did, there may be some very rookie mistakes contained within as I am a beer rookie, please forgive if I have committed any cardinal sins .
Steep
1/2 lb choc malt
1/2 lb roasted barley
1/2 lb crystal 150
40 min1 gallon , 145F
Rinsed grain bag with 1 gallon 160F
Add 1 gallon or so
4lbs dme cbw golden light
1 can, 3.3lbs muntons irish style stout hopped extract, seemed rather bitter but other than that didn't taste super hoppy.....it had sweetness too....bitterness ebu 37-51?
Extract additions seemed to bring up to almost 4 gallons
Boil 30 min
Boil over danger about three min into rolling boil, stirring and periodic removal from heat for 4 min and it simmered down.
1oz Fuggle hops
Boil 30 min
Ice bath, cooled to 78F within 28min, poured back n forth 3 times to fermentor
During bath rehydrated 2 packets muntons yeast
OG 3 gallons 1.090
Added just under 2 gallons cold water
OG 5 gallons 1.070
