When I enter this recipe in Beer Alchemy I get an OG of 1.077. Any ideas why this would be 13 points higher than the OP's numbers. I know that there can be a variation in software but 13 points is a lot.
I brewed this 1 week ago, followed the recipe to a T as much as possible, got an OG of 1.065, so thought was perfect, pitched safale -05 yeast after aerating, did not make a starter, and set in a room of 66/67 deg F, so only a couple degrees warmer than the recommended 62-65. Well, it looked great, smelled great, and the airlock was bubbling like crazy for the first 2 or 3 days, but has not really bubbled at all since. Is this normal ? Is it possible that most of the fermenetation was done in just 3 days ? This is my 3rd attempt at all grain.
DustBow said:The Ruthless Rye is very good, I agree. But it's different from this recipe IMO. To me the Ruthless has more crystal or a sweeter flavor and I'm pretty sure there's no Chinook in it.
You're right, I was off on that one. The single hop flavor of this recipe is just different to me I guess
1Brewer85 said:Hi, just brewed this recipe for the second time, this time started with an initial gravity of 1.056 (a little low). I hydrated the US-05 yeast and pitched it, let it ferment at 66degrees for 18days, went to transfer to keg, and final gravity was only at 1.026. Same thing happened the first time i brewed it.. Any advice ? what am i doing wrong ? Thanks
(note: the first time i brewed it, my initial gravity reading was spot on with what the recipe aims for, but I did not hydrate the yeast, just pitched it in dry.. and with that batch, it fiished around 1.03.. So i was hoping that when i brewed it the second time, that by properly hydrating the yeast, it woudld completely finish fermenting, but it did not)
I was thinking of aging in secondary for 4 weeks, after 1 week in primary. Is it a good idea or would I be better served aging in the bottle?
Was wondering what yeast is everyone using, and what temp should I be using when I fly sparge. Also what is the original OG
This is now one of my regular brews. I use US-05, as specified in the recipe. It works so well, I've never had any reason to switch to something else. I don't fly sparge, I do a single infusion batch sparge with 3 gallons at 175F. My OG comes out at the upper end of the stated range, 1.070 - 1.075.
laserghost said:So what was the best dry hop to go with the chinook?
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