The Recipe:
6.5 Gallons of 2 row base wort OG 1.040 (donated by Diamond Bear Brewery)
Steeped
2lb Crystal 60
.5lb Carapils
.25lb Belgian Aromatic (not to style, but I like the malt character it adds)
3lb light DME
Boiled 60 min to reduce/caramelize then
1oz EK Goldings 60 min
Total volume into the carboy was 4 gallons. Due to some buffoonery I missed getting an OG measurement and I also ended up pitching a mix of WLP023 (Burton) and WLP028 (Edinburgh).
This was part of our local club's Big Brew Day and even though we got drenched we still had a great time (some might say too good ). My problem is this- I bottled tonight and measured the FG at 1.023. It seemed pretty high, but this has been sitting since May 5th so I'm comfortable that it was finished. Am I just worrying too much now as I picture exploding bottles in my cabinets?
Also anybody with better brewing software than I want to plug this in and give me a guesstimate of OG? Q-Brew is good for the basics, but doesn't factor in boil-off at all.
I should say the sample tastes remarkably like Belhaven's Wee Heavy to my palate. I'm really hoping for good things if this doesn't blow up.
Thanks
Terje
6.5 Gallons of 2 row base wort OG 1.040 (donated by Diamond Bear Brewery)
Steeped
2lb Crystal 60
.5lb Carapils
.25lb Belgian Aromatic (not to style, but I like the malt character it adds)
3lb light DME
Boiled 60 min to reduce/caramelize then
1oz EK Goldings 60 min
Total volume into the carboy was 4 gallons. Due to some buffoonery I missed getting an OG measurement and I also ended up pitching a mix of WLP023 (Burton) and WLP028 (Edinburgh).
This was part of our local club's Big Brew Day and even though we got drenched we still had a great time (some might say too good ). My problem is this- I bottled tonight and measured the FG at 1.023. It seemed pretty high, but this has been sitting since May 5th so I'm comfortable that it was finished. Am I just worrying too much now as I picture exploding bottles in my cabinets?
Also anybody with better brewing software than I want to plug this in and give me a guesstimate of OG? Q-Brew is good for the basics, but doesn't factor in boil-off at all.
I should say the sample tastes remarkably like Belhaven's Wee Heavy to my palate. I'm really hoping for good things if this doesn't blow up.
Thanks
Terje