thakoolaidkid
Well-Known Member
Good evening everyone!
So I spent my Sunday bottling my first brew a Brooklyn Brown Ale clone. After sitting 3 weeks the FG was steady at 1.020, the listed FG was 1.016 but it clearly wasn't happening.
After bottling I ran out to my LHBS and picked up a new brew, a Spiced Winter Warmer Ale that is supposed to be similar to Old Fezziwig.
So I started brewing and I gotta tell you it went a lot faster the second time around. My pot was boiling away and I stupidly put the lid on, going great, then within 30 seconds it was over flowing. It had been at 2.5 gallons and after the boil over it was at 2.3 gallons; my pot has hash marks thats how I know btw.
I thought nothing of it at the time but when I went to take my OG it was 1.040 at 68 degrees F. So after adjusting I get an OG of 1.041.
The problem is the recipe has the OG as 1.070-72 and the FG as 1.019-21. This is a huge difference, much bigger than my first batch. So does anyone know how this may affect my beer and how I may rectify this? The recipe was all premeasured for me by my LBHS so I know I had the right amount and types of ingredients.
I already pitched the yeast and sealed up the bucket as I was without internet for awhile to ask for advice. Any help would be hugely appreciated! I'll be up for the next few hours scrubbing away at my electrical stove top since the wort is a sticky, burned on mess on the glass.
So please, help me figure out how to adjust for this and/or what to expect. Is this completely ruined?
So I spent my Sunday bottling my first brew a Brooklyn Brown Ale clone. After sitting 3 weeks the FG was steady at 1.020, the listed FG was 1.016 but it clearly wasn't happening.
After bottling I ran out to my LHBS and picked up a new brew, a Spiced Winter Warmer Ale that is supposed to be similar to Old Fezziwig.
So I started brewing and I gotta tell you it went a lot faster the second time around. My pot was boiling away and I stupidly put the lid on, going great, then within 30 seconds it was over flowing. It had been at 2.5 gallons and after the boil over it was at 2.3 gallons; my pot has hash marks thats how I know btw.
I thought nothing of it at the time but when I went to take my OG it was 1.040 at 68 degrees F. So after adjusting I get an OG of 1.041.
The problem is the recipe has the OG as 1.070-72 and the FG as 1.019-21. This is a huge difference, much bigger than my first batch. So does anyone know how this may affect my beer and how I may rectify this? The recipe was all premeasured for me by my LBHS so I know I had the right amount and types of ingredients.
I already pitched the yeast and sealed up the bucket as I was without internet for awhile to ask for advice. Any help would be hugely appreciated! I'll be up for the next few hours scrubbing away at my electrical stove top since the wort is a sticky, burned on mess on the glass.
So please, help me figure out how to adjust for this and/or what to expect. Is this completely ruined?