i kind of just winged this recipe but i had an idea of what it was going to end up like... i was going for a well hopped red ale with some residual sweetness from the malts and brown sugar... the sweetness is almost unbearable and washes out almost all of the hop flavor... i had an interesting time with the primary fermentation lasting about three weeks bubbling at a steady pace (about once every 5 seconds). i racked to secondary and cold crashed for a week at about 40F.. Ive used this yeast before for a gonzo imperial porter clone and had completely different results... brewed clean and left alot of hop flavor.. i guess what im trying to figure out is what went wrong??? is it a possible bacteria problem??? or just improper environment for the yeast to ferment properly?? i didnt check the OG of the wort but promash ballparks it at around1.086... just checked the FG and its 1.030..... i already kegged the brew... any way i could let it age more or kick the fermentation into action again to get some of the sweetness down??
Hears the recipe...
m?stery dark pale red something ale
A ProMash Recipe Report
Recipe Specifics
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Batch Size (Gal): 5.00 Wort Size (Gal): 5.00
Total Extract (Lbs): 9.88
Anticipated OG: 1.086 Plato: 20.72
Anticipated SRM: 22.5
Anticipated IBU: 91.3
Wort Boil Time: 60 Minutes
Formulas Used
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Grain/Extract/Sugar
% Amount Name Origin Potential SRM
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68.3 6.75 lbs. Briess DME- Gold America 1.046 8
20.3 2.00 lbs. Brown Sugar (dark) Generic 1.046 60
1.3 0.13 lbs. Chocolate Malt America 1.029 350
2.5 0.25 lbs. Cara-Pils Dextrine Malt 1.033 2
3.2 0.31 lbs. Crystal 60L America 1.034 60
1.9 0.19 lbs. Crystal 90L America 1.033 120
2.5 0.25 lbs. Munich Malt Belgium 1.038 8
Hops
Amount Name Form Alpha IBU Boil Time
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1.00 oz. Cascade Pellet 5.90 4.9 10 min.
1.00 oz. Centennial Pellet 8.20 17.4 30 min.
1.00 oz. Warrior Whole 18.20 69.0 60 min.
Yeast
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White Labs WLP001 California Ale
any help is appreciated. thanks
Hears the recipe...
m?stery dark pale red something ale
A ProMash Recipe Report
Recipe Specifics
----------------
Batch Size (Gal): 5.00 Wort Size (Gal): 5.00
Total Extract (Lbs): 9.88
Anticipated OG: 1.086 Plato: 20.72
Anticipated SRM: 22.5
Anticipated IBU: 91.3
Wort Boil Time: 60 Minutes
Formulas Used
-------------
Grain/Extract/Sugar
% Amount Name Origin Potential SRM
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
68.3 6.75 lbs. Briess DME- Gold America 1.046 8
20.3 2.00 lbs. Brown Sugar (dark) Generic 1.046 60
1.3 0.13 lbs. Chocolate Malt America 1.029 350
2.5 0.25 lbs. Cara-Pils Dextrine Malt 1.033 2
3.2 0.31 lbs. Crystal 60L America 1.034 60
1.9 0.19 lbs. Crystal 90L America 1.033 120
2.5 0.25 lbs. Munich Malt Belgium 1.038 8
Hops
Amount Name Form Alpha IBU Boil Time
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
1.00 oz. Cascade Pellet 5.90 4.9 10 min.
1.00 oz. Centennial Pellet 8.20 17.4 30 min.
1.00 oz. Warrior Whole 18.20 69.0 60 min.
Yeast
-----
White Labs WLP001 California Ale
any help is appreciated. thanks