Recent content by Ncangey0514

Yes, I calibrated in water & it was -0.001. My OG reading for my beer was taken with a hydrometer but I didn’t take an FG with it since the Tilt was accurate. Also, thanks for all the helpful comments from everyone. I ended up adding about 0.25 lbs malto just to get a few points back. I’ll let...

Thank you for the helpful comment! I think I’ll give the malto a go and see how it works out.

Brewed a 2.5 gal high ABV stout recently which took off like a rocket & I ended up brewing a higher ABV stout than I wanted & I’m worried about there being no body. Started with a 1.102 OG, shot for a 1.028 FG (per BF) and ended up getting all the way down to 1.015(!!) for an 84% attenuation. It...

Brewed this recently with a few mods. Upped my fermentables to increase ABV, toasted my cacao nibs, used Sumatra beans & added crushed cinnamon sticks with my beans. Unfortunately my yeast was a little happy & I overshot my FG, bringing my batch up to about 11.2% ABV, so I hope it’s not too dry...

It doesn’t sound like overkill to me. I brewed a 2.5 gal NE a few weeks back with a similar hopping schedule and it turned out nicely. Also, like I mentioned before, did you adjust your water chemistry? If you didn’t ramp up your chlorides you will likely not retain the hazy look you’re after...

You didn’t mention your batch size so it’s impossible to tell if your hop schedule is overkill. Also, your first batch shouldn’t have been clear; what malt bill did you use and what type of water chemistry did you have?

Thanks for the helpful comments, sir! Also, to clarify, I was not planning on sparging, however, I played with the numbers some more and got much closer to where I want to be. Ca - 48 ppm Mg - 10 ppm Na - 25 ppm SO4 - 34 ppm Cl - 41 ppm HCO3 - 146 ppm pH - 5.48 Unless I overlooked something or...

I'm attempting to brew my first stout (fourth BIAB overall) & I'm having issues creating a water profile that makes any kind of sense. I've messed with Bru'n Water & Brewer's Friend and the numbers that are coming out are way off, particularly sodium, since I'm having to add a lot of bicarb to...

What type of water chemistry did you guys/gals who brewed this beer with success target?

https://www.homebrewtalk.com/forum/threads/after-bottling-my-beer-tastes-sweet-yuck.186132/ Seems like this guy (and a few others) in this thread were having the same problem although it doesn’t appear a culprit was identified.

Waited 4 weeks to try the first batch, even after 2 months it’s still sweet. Second batch had been 15 days since it’s a NE and can’t really afford to let it sit too long or it’ll lose its luster.

I’ve brewed two beers recently, one of which was an amber extract brewing recipe kit from Northern Brewer and the other of which was an all grain BIAB New England IPA. OG/FG were fine and when I tasted my NE IPA out of the fermentor it was delcious and super hazy (with a strong hop burn from...

Thank you guys for the input! I’m still debating which hops I want to use but once I end up giving this a go I’ll be sure to report back on how it turns out.

EDIT: reposted this in the recipe section and tried to delete this but didn’t see an option! Sorry, if a mod sees this, please remove!

First post here, looking for some help brewing a beer. I’m looking to do a 2.5 gal (post-boil volume) BIAB NE IPA with lemon, graham crackers & lactose, kind of like a lemon cream pie. Starting with distilled water & getting a water profile of approx 150 ppm Cl, 50 ppm SO4 & 35 ppm Mg. I’m...