4/27/2010
True Brew All Malt Pale Ale
Start date: 4/21/10 Keg date: 4/30/10 drink date:
BG: 1.042 FG: 1.016 ABV: 3.41%
Hop bittering units: 13
Ingredients
1 can Hopped light malt extract
2 lbs light dried malt extract
6 oz crystal malt grains
1 oz hops
1 pack ale yeast
Process
· boil 1.5 gallons water
· turn the heat off and steep the grains for 30 minutes
· boil the wort and add the malt and hops
· continue boiling for 45 minutes
· transfer wort to fermenting bucket
· ferment for about a week
· take a hydrometer reading before kegging it
Comments
This was a standard brewing process, and another one that we did outside. Chris helped out a lot with this one. We let the grains steep for a little longer than usual, about 45 minutes, just to try and get as much flavor as possible. I'm not sure if it will make a difference. The boil was perfect. It didn't foam at all. We moved it to the fermenting bucket and let the yeast go to work.
We hooked this bad boy up to the CO2 for about a week and a half. It turned out alright. I'm still not completely happy with our beer results. They aren't strong enough. They're not even reaching the level that is suggested in the range of the kits. We're thinking this could be due to using too much water either in the boil or when we transfer the boil to the fermenting bucket. Wendy's dad was in town for this beer. He liked it but said it wasn't very cold. I agreed with him because none of our keg beers have been that cold in the kegerator. I'm not sure why though. We didn't have that problem at the old house when we were hooking up Sam Adams and Magic Hat Kegs. The seal in the back is fine with the CO2 tube going through it. The temperature is set to 40 degrees Fahrenheit. We just taped the door shut in case the door seal was letting cold air out. We'll see how that goes. Until next time, thanks for stopping by.
No comments:
Post a Comment