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S.F.B.
12-30-2003, 12:34 PM
Back on the 19th I brewed a barley wine(mini-mash). Things didn't go too well on brew day and I wasn't sure if it was going to come out the way I intended. I had forgotten to add an ingredient to the mash. Yesterday I racked it to the secondary. Took a gravity and tasted it. Yikes! :eek: OG=1.118 FG=1.026 That gives me somewhere around 11.5%-12% ABV. It has a very prominent alcahol bite followed by hops and a light taste of malt. This is going to be a real knock out come next winter.
Fast_Eddy
12-30-2003, 10:05 PM
Originally posted by S.F.B.
Back on the 19th I brewed a barley wine(mini-mash). Things didn't go too well on brew day and I wasn't sure if it was going to come out the way I intended. I had forgotten to add an ingredient to the mash. Yesterday I racked it to the secondary. Took a gravity and tasted it. Yikes! OG=1.118 FG=1.026 That gives me somewhere around 11.5%-12% ABV. It has a very prominent alcahol bite followed by hops and a light taste of malt. This is going to be a real knock out come next winter.

That alcohol will blend in better over time - should be yummy. What did you pitch? That's pretty good attentuation.
S.F.B.
12-31-2003, 04:24 PM
"What did you pitch? That's pretty good attentuation."

I put it in over the Wyeast 1728 that had just fermented my Scotch ale. I lost around a half gallon to blow off so I won't have as many bottles as I normally get. I should still get 43-48 12 oz'ers.
GunNut76
01-04-2004, 02:05 AM
Hey Fast-Eddy...I've got a smooth nut brown sitting on some 1728 right now and my apperent is at 74.5% and the yeast is still going! I figure if I get to my target of 1.010 I will have an apperent of 80%!! :D OG of the beer was 1.051.
Fast_Eddy
01-04-2004, 10:45 AM
Originally posted by GunNut76
Hey Fast-Eddy...I've got a smooth nut brown sitting on some 1728 right now and my apperent is at 74.5% and the yeast is still going! I figure if I get to my target of 1.010 I will have an apperent of 80%!! :D OG of the beer was 1.051.

Yeah - I've had 1728 take an OG of 1.085 down to 1.008 but it was due to letting it ferment at too high of a temp. The resulting beer was ok but the malt character was greatly reduced from what it should've been. Though from 1.118 to 1.026 with no help is pretty good - that'll be one dangerous beer.
GunNut76
01-04-2004, 09:35 PM
My fermentation temp has not gone over 68 F so I think it is just the strain of yeast.