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Please bear with me as I try to get 2 for 1 assistance on my first thread.
First question - dealing with an extract Wee Heavy.
some details:
Recipe OG - 1.083
My OG - 1.081
Recipe FG - 1.021 @ 75%
Nottingham yeast, kept ~63-65
Day 19 - SG 1.030
Tasting thoughts: Sweet, malty, roasted caramel, a mild alcohol afterburn. No off-flavors, quite nice to be so young.
Day 29 - SG 1.028
Tasting thoughts: same as above, slightly less sweet, slightly more burn.
Unfortunately it seems to have developed a little of the often mentioned medicinal/band-aid aftertaste
This brew has been in the primary for almost 30 days now (no secondary).
I had hoped to get within a couple points of FG around weeks 5-6, bottle condition for 5-6 weeks then began sampling until I felt it had reached its prime.
Being that this heavy beer is so young could it possibly clean itself of the medicine taste issue over the next month or two or is it likely there to stay ?
Second question: Like many, I started with Mr. Beer a couple years ago, who now resides in the back of a closet. Extract brewing has been enjoyable but after 12-15 batches I have the urge to experiment with all grain while not making any investment in equipment at this time.
Could a 2 gallon batch of all grain be accomplished using the tools at hand; my extract gear (pots, burner, chiller, thermometers, etc.), a couple 3-4 gallon picnic coolers, a fine mesh strainer.
Anyone see a big issue in being under-equipped for small batch all-grain brewing ? Any minor purchases I should consider that will make it go smoother ?
Obviously I'll have some math to do in getting to a 2 gallon volume from a 5 gallon recipe.
First question - dealing with an extract Wee Heavy.
some details:
Recipe OG - 1.083
My OG - 1.081
Recipe FG - 1.021 @ 75%
Nottingham yeast, kept ~63-65
Day 19 - SG 1.030
Tasting thoughts: Sweet, malty, roasted caramel, a mild alcohol afterburn. No off-flavors, quite nice to be so young.
Day 29 - SG 1.028
Tasting thoughts: same as above, slightly less sweet, slightly more burn.
Unfortunately it seems to have developed a little of the often mentioned medicinal/band-aid aftertaste
This brew has been in the primary for almost 30 days now (no secondary).
I had hoped to get within a couple points of FG around weeks 5-6, bottle condition for 5-6 weeks then began sampling until I felt it had reached its prime.
Being that this heavy beer is so young could it possibly clean itself of the medicine taste issue over the next month or two or is it likely there to stay ?
Second question: Like many, I started with Mr. Beer a couple years ago, who now resides in the back of a closet. Extract brewing has been enjoyable but after 12-15 batches I have the urge to experiment with all grain while not making any investment in equipment at this time.
Could a 2 gallon batch of all grain be accomplished using the tools at hand; my extract gear (pots, burner, chiller, thermometers, etc.), a couple 3-4 gallon picnic coolers, a fine mesh strainer.
Anyone see a big issue in being under-equipped for small batch all-grain brewing ? Any minor purchases I should consider that will make it go smoother ?
Obviously I'll have some math to do in getting to a 2 gallon volume from a 5 gallon recipe.