Pelican521
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Hi all, I just wanted to get some opinions on what to expect with my IIPA that I had some issues with that I brewed 4 days ago. It was a partial mash (6 lbs grains) with a projected OG of 1.075. My mash consisted of 2 lbs 2 row, 2lbs Vienna, .25 honey malt, .75 lb quick oats, .25 lb crystal 40, and .75 carapils, and 1.3 oz of acid malt to help with mash ph since I used Poland spring water which is very soft. Also added late in the boil was 4 lbs dme and 1 lb of cor sugar.
I used 8.5 qts for my mash which came in at around 151 after strike water. I don't have a ph meter and I know the strips aren't that reliable but it looked just over 5.0 ish when my sample was cooled.
When I did my boil I noticed my dial thermometer was way off showing my boil around 220 degrees! So approx 7 degrees made my mash temp around 144. My OG ended up 10 points lower at 1.065. If it ferments out to the projected 1.011 it will end up with around 7.2 abv or so.
The attempt of this IIPA was tweaked a sip of sunshine clone with lots of late hops and whirlpool plus 4 oz of dry hops.
Any idea on how these issues will effect the final product? Taste/mouthfeel etc?
Thanks in advance.
I used 8.5 qts for my mash which came in at around 151 after strike water. I don't have a ph meter and I know the strips aren't that reliable but it looked just over 5.0 ish when my sample was cooled.
When I did my boil I noticed my dial thermometer was way off showing my boil around 220 degrees! So approx 7 degrees made my mash temp around 144. My OG ended up 10 points lower at 1.065. If it ferments out to the projected 1.011 it will end up with around 7.2 abv or so.
The attempt of this IIPA was tweaked a sip of sunshine clone with lots of late hops and whirlpool plus 4 oz of dry hops.
Any idea on how these issues will effect the final product? Taste/mouthfeel etc?
Thanks in advance.