I brews this up 10 days ago. O.G. Was 1.059 checked today it's at 1.022. Seems a little high. Does oats or barley leave alot of unfermentables? I used S-04 and usually get 75% attenuation. It's only 62% now.
homebrewhaha said:Mine finished at 1.022 with S-04 and it was a little sweet for me, but I got good feedback on it.
Hey Yoop, how long should I let this batch sit in bottles before I crack'um open?
Okay, thanks. Is this one of those brews that you let it age for a month or 2 that it gets better? I know your keg is probably dry in a short time...but you have more experience than I do.
Yes, this is one of the lower ABV beers I do that needs a bit of time in the keg (or bottle, I assume!) for the flavors to come together well. It's not bad when it's young, but it's much smoother and less "rough" if it has a bit of age.
yes indeed, I bottle it about 2 1/2 ago and didn't drink one for about a month. What a difference that month made. I'm saving some for a beer competiton later this year. It should be even better. Any idea on long is too long for this beer in the bottle before you drink it?
Hi Yooper, I am going to bre this beauty but my LHBS doesn't have black barley. They carry black patent malt 550, and roasted barley 595. Will one of those work instead. Also, do you use rice hull in the mash? I batch sparge.
Thanks, T
I know this was probably answered somewhere in the 31 pages of this thread, but is it really necessary to toast the oats? Does it impart a lot of flavor?
Again, sorry if it's been answered a hundred times.
Sorry i don't know what your talking about? I don't see anything about toasting the oats anywhere. Double check the first page.
I added carapils as people stated the head retention was low.
Since I'm at work and they frown upon me reading HBT for hours on end...even though I could...I digress.
Yoop, have you or anyone else who's done this racked to a secondary with some vanilla beans soaked in bourbon?
I brewed this as a 10 gallon recipe a week or so ago, and ended up with 9 gallons (still learning my system). I was planning on bottling the 5 gallon bucket and kegging the 4 gallon bucket and adding coffee to it. I've never added coffee to anything before, so I was wondering how much would be a good amount. One gallon (which would bring me up to five total in the keg) seemed like way too much. Any thoughts? Thanks.
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