Boiled the sugar in a cup of water and added to the top of the bottling bucket. I didn't stir because no matter how well I sterilize I still don't like putting anything into the beer.
I was thinking the blanket would help at least keep the temp steadier.
And thanks for these quick replies...
The temperature is pretty steady. Will never go within a degree or two of 68.
It was a 5 gal batch.
Mistakenly I didn't write down the OG when I first made it so I had forgotten what it was by bottling time and then didn't bother to take the FG. Amateur mistake.
I was trying to use up some of my leftover ingredients and decided to try and make an IPA. It's been 4 weeks and it hasn't conditioned yet and was wondering if because of something done wrong if it ever will. I went with the following:
Belgian aromatic malt
crisp pale malt
light DME...