Process:
5.5gal batch
12 lbs belgian pilsner malt
1.13 munich
.50 carafoam
.50 caramel 60l
.50 melanoiden
few ounces of Citra
BIAB with 10 gal kettle. Mashed at 154F, lost about 4 degrees over 1 hour.
60 min boil
RIC to 70F in 20 minutes, pitched California Ale yeast vial.
SG reading . . . a measly 1.020
my bag was quite small and barely held the grains enough for me to tie it closed. Thats what killed my extraction.
One week into primary, fermentation has ceased, no activity and krausen has come and gone.
I spoke with the head brewer at my job yesterday and he recommended adding some LME to bump up the gravity and take advantage of left over yeast. but he did not specify how much.
I ended up with about 5gal of wort.
Would you wise folk recommend adding the LME? and if so, how much? i would love to get it up a few points on the hydrometer.
I filtered during the racking and it still, even after a week, looks like pureed banana. Hasnt budged towards clarity. I have read about gelatin, but am unsure how much and the process it involves to include it in prior to secondary.
Cheers all!!
5.5gal batch
12 lbs belgian pilsner malt
1.13 munich
.50 carafoam
.50 caramel 60l
.50 melanoiden
few ounces of Citra
BIAB with 10 gal kettle. Mashed at 154F, lost about 4 degrees over 1 hour.
60 min boil
RIC to 70F in 20 minutes, pitched California Ale yeast vial.
SG reading . . . a measly 1.020
my bag was quite small and barely held the grains enough for me to tie it closed. Thats what killed my extraction.
One week into primary, fermentation has ceased, no activity and krausen has come and gone.
I spoke with the head brewer at my job yesterday and he recommended adding some LME to bump up the gravity and take advantage of left over yeast. but he did not specify how much.
I ended up with about 5gal of wort.
Would you wise folk recommend adding the LME? and if so, how much? i would love to get it up a few points on the hydrometer.
I filtered during the racking and it still, even after a week, looks like pureed banana. Hasnt budged towards clarity. I have read about gelatin, but am unsure how much and the process it involves to include it in prior to secondary.
Cheers all!!