brewmeister13
Well-Known Member
Hey all, I brewed up my first RIS back in March. I've known for a while that it finished high, 1.039, but was hoping that some aging would make it drinkable. My mistake was believing BrewSmith and mashing at 155 (it gave me an approximated FG of 1.021). I tossed it in a keg and carbonated it a week ago or so, and it is thick as syrup and not very pleasant. I've kicked around the idea of brewing another batch with an extremely low finishing gravity and blending them, but don't really want 10 gallons of 12+% RIS sitting around.
I really don't want to dump $100+ in materials, not to mention time, research and effort so the other option I've considered is a brett strain or bacteria, though I'm not huge on sours, to help lower the gravity. I'm pretty sure I can get it back into a carboy with minimal oxidation, but I've no clue which brett/bacteria or mix to use. Any suggestions?
Here are the vitals of the brew (it was a Mephistopheles Clone):
OG:1.135
FG: 1.039
14.5 lbs Bairds Maris Otter
1.375 lbs Bairds English Roasted Barley
1 lb Special B
1 lb Aromatic
.75 lbs Barids Black Patent
.25 lbs Briess Crystal 80L
3.75 lbs Light DME
2 lbs corn sugar (added during fermentation)
2 lbs Turbinado (added during fermentation)
3 oz Magnum 60 min
.5 oz Horizon 60 min
2 oz Sterling 20 min
I really don't want to dump $100+ in materials, not to mention time, research and effort so the other option I've considered is a brett strain or bacteria, though I'm not huge on sours, to help lower the gravity. I'm pretty sure I can get it back into a carboy with minimal oxidation, but I've no clue which brett/bacteria or mix to use. Any suggestions?
Here are the vitals of the brew (it was a Mephistopheles Clone):
OG:1.135
FG: 1.039
14.5 lbs Bairds Maris Otter
1.375 lbs Bairds English Roasted Barley
1 lb Special B
1 lb Aromatic
.75 lbs Barids Black Patent
.25 lbs Briess Crystal 80L
3.75 lbs Light DME
2 lbs corn sugar (added during fermentation)
2 lbs Turbinado (added during fermentation)
3 oz Magnum 60 min
.5 oz Horizon 60 min
2 oz Sterling 20 min