I bottled my AG Maharaja IIPA clone 6 weeks ago and it has not carbed at all.
ABV: 10.1%
Yeast: San Diego Superyeast
Volume: 5 gallons
Priming Sugar: 4.2 oz. Corn Sugar
When I transferred into my bottling bucket, I strained the beer with panty hose (I know...I know) to keep the...
I bottled my AG Maharaja IIPA clone 6 weeks ago and it has not carbed at all.
ABV: 10.1%
Yeast: San Diego Superyeast
Volume: 5 gallons
Priming Sugar: 4.2 oz. Corn Sugar
When I transferred into my bottling bucket, I strained the beer with panty hose (I know...I know) to keep the trub...
Then I'm in good company....brewed a IIPA over the weekend, OG 1.085 and pitched a massive starter.....Woke up the next morning to a clogged airlock, blown bucket lid and krausen everywhere......took me an hour to rig the blowoff and get the bucket in a water bath to control the fermentation...
I primarily brew AG IPA's and would like insight on my water analysis. Below is what I was sent by my local water supply.
Calcium (Ca) 28.62
Magnesium (Mg) 7.25
Sodium (Na) 53.58
Potassium (K) 0.00
Iron (Fe) 0.0963
Fluoride 1.39 Fluoride (F)
One of my new favorites......It's a bit thin but the hops really come through because of the light body.......since you mentioned watermelon, I can get a bit of that in the aftertaste although maybe a bit more grapefruity.
I cold crashed my IPA for three days and I'm now ready to bottle. Should I let it return to room temp prior to bottling. I'm looking at all the priming calculators and I'm seeing that temp is important for the priming addition. I'll be storing the beer in the basement as it carbs, which is...
That's what i was hoping to hear. This way i can clean up the bucket and after dryhopping rack the beer back into it with primer and use the spigot to bottle.
Thanks everyone, i appreciate the feedback. When i tasted it after 1 week, it seemed ok, not like solvent. It was hoppy and clean so hopefully everything is on track.