I've made through around 200 pages of this post. Some people are saying they bottled/kegged after 9 days, some are saying wait 2 weeks (or longer). I'll be bottling. Is 9 days in primary really long enough for this recipe?
Yep
I go grain to glass with it in 10 days when I need a beer quickly. It is a bit cloudy in that short of time but it settles out after a few days in the keg. I never bottled it, but I bet that 7-10 and then bottle conditioned would be pretty solid
I should have added, I used Wyeast 1056. I read a few replies that said that needed a little longer to finish fermenting.
It was at 1.006, seemed reasonably clear, and tasted damn fine, so I went for it and bottled. Here's hoping for no bottle bombs!
This is now my third brew I've bottled, and I've learned that bottling ~5 gallons at a time is getting old fast. Time to start investing in kegs.
Adjust for the excess consumption- due to the increase deliciousness!daggers_nz said:for those who have replaced the cascade with citra, is there anything to be careful of? I've heard it's easy to over-use citra (in the boil, anyway), is it just a case of adjusting the addition amounts with respect to the AA% content?
tg123 said:Would crystal malt 15L be an ok substitute for the 10L? My LHBS didn't have the 10L.
Decided to go with the US-05 vs. Nottingham.
This should get you a very similar beer:
Batch Size: 5.50 gal
Boil Size: 6.57 gal
Estimated OG: 1.044 SG
Estimated Color: 3.2 SRM
Estimated IBU: 16.8 IBU
Brewhouse Efficiency: 70.0 %
Boil Time: 60 Minutes
Ingredients:
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Amount Item Type % or IBU
5.00 lb Extra Light Dry Extract (3.0 SRM) Dry Extract 83.3 %
1.00 lb Cara-Pils/Dextrine (2.0 SRM) Grain 16.7 %
0.25 oz Centennial [9.50%] (45 min) Hops 7.8 IBU
0.25 oz Centennial [9.50%] (20 min) Hops 5.1 IBU
0.25 oz Cascade [7.80%] (10 min) Hops 2.5 IBU
0.25 oz Cascade [7.80%] (5 min) Hops 1.4 IBU
1 Pkgs Nottingham (Danstar #-) Yeast-Ale
So with the extract version, you really don't add any hops until 15 minutes into the boil?
Since I'll likely be doing a late extract addition, this means I'll be boiling about 2 lbs of DME for 15 minutes before anything else is added?
Just trying to get my ducks in a row before brewing this weekend.
This should get you a very similar beer:
Batch Size: 5.50 gal
Boil Size: 6.57 gal
Estimated OG: 1.044 SG
Estimated Color: 3.2 SRM
Estimated IBU: 16.8 IBU
Brewhouse Efficiency: 70.0 %
Boil Time: 60 Minutes
Ingredients:
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Amount Item Type % or IBU
5.00 lb Extra Light Dry Extract (3.0 SRM) Dry Extract 83.3 %
1.00 lb Cara-Pils/Dextrine (2.0 SRM) Grain 16.7 %
0.25 oz Centennial [9.50%] (45 min) Hops 7.8 IBU
0.25 oz Centennial [9.50%] (20 min) Hops 5.1 IBU
0.25 oz Cascade [7.80%] (10 min) Hops 2.5 IBU
0.25 oz Cascade [7.80%] (5 min) Hops 1.4 IBU
1 Pkgs Nottingham (Danstar #-) Yeast-Ale
dave8274 said:Brewed this back on the 1st, and decided it would be my 1st kegged beer since I plan to serve it at my 1st annual Oktoberfest party today. It's been in the keg a week now, and tastes REALLY good, but it's hazy for some reason. Since I'm new to kegging, it's probably something I did, but the good news is people will be drinking it from a solo cup, so it's not a big deal
Looking forward to seeing everyone's reactions to this and my other homebrews!
Brewed this back on the 1st, and decided it would be my 1st kegged beer since I plan to serve it at my 1st annual Oktoberfest party today. It's been in the keg a week now, and tastes REALLY good, but it's hazy for some reason. Since I'm new to kegging, it's probably something I did, but the good news is people will be drinking it from a solo cup, so it's not a big deal
Looking forward to seeing everyone's reactions to this and my other homebrews!
How'd it turn out. My guess is that it was clearer after the first couple of pints. If not, it will be nice and clear in few more days, IF it lasts through the party
mgr_stl said:For the extract version, is there any good reason to boil for 60 minutes when you don't make any hop additions until 15 minutes in (45 remaining)? Why not just do a 45 minute boil?
Well, it was a huge hit, and the keg didn't last long. Got compliments on it all night. Nobody complained that it was hazy
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