Clear, darker than predicted. Nice white head with a lot of lacing. Fruity Crisp bite, mild fruitiness, slight over bitter for the style. Mildly roasty. Dry. Perfect carbonation. This is my best brown yet...almost ready to lock in the recipe, but next time, I need to keep my mash temp a bit higher and back off slightly on the hops and I think I'll have it dialed in.
I didn't know you were brewing last weekend. How did it go?
11 years agoI decided to brew at the last minute. We've all been sick with the Flu, and I've been waiting for everyone to feel a bit better. Brew day went well. I was reading that a thinner mash can increase efficiency, so I tried it out, with a thickness of around 1.9 qt/lb. My efficiency ended up being 80% which I believe is higher than typical. I also found out that one of the hydrometers I've been using was damaged, and was under reporting the gravity. I'm not sure if that happened on brew day or not, so it is possible my efficiency didn't change with the thinner mash, and I just had a broken hydrometer. I also found out that the refractometer I got for Christmas is designed to measure something other than beer, so I have to see if I can return it.
11 years ago