So I attempted a braggot on 9/10, here's the specs:
5 gal
7.5# pale malt
2# Vienna
2 Oz Carafa iii special
4 Oz Carapils
Mash at 151° for 60 mins
90 min 1 Oz horizon @ 11.2%
20 min 1 Oz fuggle @ 4.8% (I've had these aging at room temp for over a year though)
15 min whirly tab
0 min .5# molasses
0 min 8.5# Michigan wildflower honey
Pitched on a yeast cake of 05 with 5 tsp of nutrient.
I racked this two weeks ago to secondary and the sg was at 1.010
My problem is that I didn't get an accurate og. I got a reading of 1.170 which seems a little high and I'm assuming was mostly honey. I had a taste and it was good but still a bit sweet. I believe that I read that 05 does out at about 12% and I was looking to dry this out a bit. Without knowing my og I'm having a hard time figuring out which yeast to use to dry this out with out making this to dry, I was thinking maybe 71b-1122. What do you guys think?
5 gal
7.5# pale malt
2# Vienna
2 Oz Carafa iii special
4 Oz Carapils
Mash at 151° for 60 mins
90 min 1 Oz horizon @ 11.2%
20 min 1 Oz fuggle @ 4.8% (I've had these aging at room temp for over a year though)
15 min whirly tab
0 min .5# molasses
0 min 8.5# Michigan wildflower honey
Pitched on a yeast cake of 05 with 5 tsp of nutrient.
I racked this two weeks ago to secondary and the sg was at 1.010
My problem is that I didn't get an accurate og. I got a reading of 1.170 which seems a little high and I'm assuming was mostly honey. I had a taste and it was good but still a bit sweet. I believe that I read that 05 does out at about 12% and I was looking to dry this out a bit. Without knowing my og I'm having a hard time figuring out which yeast to use to dry this out with out making this to dry, I was thinking maybe 71b-1122. What do you guys think?