Hi, I started made this recipe last Thursday for a friends bachelor party in July. Its for a British southern brown ale but the OG that is predicted in the recipe book says the OG was going to be 1.044, but when I actually made it, I got an OG of 1.071. BeerSmith estimated around 1.069, so it seems this was an error in the book.
I know this is way out of style now but was more concerned if it would still taste good since there is much more alcohol in it.
This is for a 5 gallon extract
6 2/3 pounds of light malt extract
1 pound crystal malt (80L)
1/2 pound chocolate malt
1 pound dark brown sugar
1 ounce Kent Goldings hops (60min)
1/2 ounce Perle hops (30min)
White Laps WLP005 British Ale 1L starter
I steeped the crystal and chocolate malt for 30 min at 155F. I added the extract and brown sugar at the beginning of the 60min boil.
My other concern was that I made a 1L starter for an OG of 1.044 not 1.071, but that took off the next day and I maintained fermentation temps around 67. And since this is a much higher gravity brew, I'm guessing it needs to sit in the fermenter longer than the 1 week the book says.
Thanks ahead of time for any advice
I know this is way out of style now but was more concerned if it would still taste good since there is much more alcohol in it.
This is for a 5 gallon extract
6 2/3 pounds of light malt extract
1 pound crystal malt (80L)
1/2 pound chocolate malt
1 pound dark brown sugar
1 ounce Kent Goldings hops (60min)
1/2 ounce Perle hops (30min)
White Laps WLP005 British Ale 1L starter
I steeped the crystal and chocolate malt for 30 min at 155F. I added the extract and brown sugar at the beginning of the 60min boil.
My other concern was that I made a 1L starter for an OG of 1.044 not 1.071, but that took off the next day and I maintained fermentation temps around 67. And since this is a much higher gravity brew, I'm guessing it needs to sit in the fermenter longer than the 1 week the book says.
Thanks ahead of time for any advice