Thanks for the input. I would like to increase the bitterness and alcohol. I like some fruitiness and spice but most Christmas ales are too sugary for me. I thought if I could add some bitterness it would be good, I'm just not sure which hops to add.
So I want take an existing Christmas Ale recipe, not sure which one yet, and make it less sweet and more hoppy. I have always followed the recipes but I want to brew something original. Any suggestions on how to go about this?
IBU calculator on Birrapps. Not sure I entered the correct alpha acids %. I guestimated after looking up the alpha acid of each hop online:
Zythos= 11%
Chinook= 13%
Centennial= 10%
Amarillo=21%
I just bottled a batch of a red double IPA. The recipe shows:
O.G.= 1.067-1.071
F.G. = 1.013-1.017
ABV= 7.1%
IBU= 73
My results:
O.G.= 1.056
F.G.= 1.016
ABV = 5.42%
IBU = 95
Trying to figure out why my ABV is low and IBU is so high. Any thoughts? Here is the recipe.
I have to dry hop my red double IPA today but i dont want to transfer to a secondary. I dont see any reason i cant dry hop in the primary. Is there a reason i have to transfer to a secondary?
I thought the color was off too. It doesnt taste as full bodied as the original Fat Tire but it's an enjoyable beer. Its a little more pilsner like. Not sure what happened.
1st taste of new batch. I was not happy with the taste of my sample right before bottling but it turned out to be a good refreshing summer beer. Its 91 outside and this is keeping me happy and cool.
So I'm under where I should be by .010? I was looking at that wrong. That doesnt sound so bad, it looks like a long way off when looking at the hydrometer. Its fermenting aggressively now. I might be ok? Thank you for the advice!
I wonder what happened? The only part of the instructions I didnt follow was transfering to the primary fermenter at 110 degrees (because I use a glass carboy), transferred and pitched st 75 degrees. I did add extra water to get myself to a volume where I knew I would get 48 bottles out if it.
Brewed a Fat Tire Clone today. Everything went great, no problems. Then I got this OG reading and the wort doesn't look as dark as I thought it would. Way off, should I be worried?