Tippsy-Turvy
Well-Known Member
I typically like very low bitterness but even for me this is cloyingly sweet and I can't figure out why.
It lagered for 3 months, bottle conditioned (4 days room temp, 9 days in fridge) and the targeted BU:GU was 0.35. I believe the bitterness ratio is at the low end for the style but not way out of range. FG settled at 1.019 vs target of 1.016.
Is the priming sugar not fully fermented? The beer's not conditioned long enough? It didn't reach a low enough FG (I don't have pure oxygen)? The recipe's unbalanced? I screwed up adding the hops? Aaargh!!
8lb Pilsner
4lb Munich 10
1lb Carapils
1lb Caravienne
0.5oz Magnum @ 45mins (~19 IBUs)
0.5oz Hallertau @ 10mins (~2 IBUs)
0.5oz Hallertau @ 5mins (~1 IBU)
P-rest @ 132F 20mins
Dext-rest @ 154F 30mins
Decoc 10mins
Dext-rest @ 160F 20 mins
Sparge @ 171F 10mins
WLP830, 3L starter
Fermented @ 50F 1 week, D-rest @ 67F 5 days, Secondary @ 40F 3 mths
OG 1.063, FG 1.019, IBU 22
It lagered for 3 months, bottle conditioned (4 days room temp, 9 days in fridge) and the targeted BU:GU was 0.35. I believe the bitterness ratio is at the low end for the style but not way out of range. FG settled at 1.019 vs target of 1.016.
Is the priming sugar not fully fermented? The beer's not conditioned long enough? It didn't reach a low enough FG (I don't have pure oxygen)? The recipe's unbalanced? I screwed up adding the hops? Aaargh!!
8lb Pilsner
4lb Munich 10
1lb Carapils
1lb Caravienne
0.5oz Magnum @ 45mins (~19 IBUs)
0.5oz Hallertau @ 10mins (~2 IBUs)
0.5oz Hallertau @ 5mins (~1 IBU)
P-rest @ 132F 20mins
Dext-rest @ 154F 30mins
Decoc 10mins
Dext-rest @ 160F 20 mins
Sparge @ 171F 10mins
WLP830, 3L starter
Fermented @ 50F 1 week, D-rest @ 67F 5 days, Secondary @ 40F 3 mths
OG 1.063, FG 1.019, IBU 22