Morning lads, quick one for ya. I put a coopers IPA on the go last Monday. Checked the gravity this morning as I won't be home at all tomorrow, it's at 1018 from a start of 1050 the thermometer is lit up at 16 and 18 with 18 being the brightest. Should I stick a hot water bottle under the duvet to get it a bit warmer or leave it be? I added dextrose to the recipe so was hoping it would be a bit stronger the the 4 odd percent it is now (tastes great all the same).
Cheers, Lee.
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That's fine at that temperature. Is it reading the same over a few days?
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Quote from: Eoin on October 13, 2013, 12:13:29 PM
That's fine at that temperature. Is it reading the same over a few days?
TT
This is the first reading since Monday when I made it.
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Quote from: googoomuck on October 13, 2013, 11:54:52 AM
Morning lads, quick one for ya. I put a coopers IPA on the go last Monday. Checked the gravity this morning as I won't be home at all tomorrow, it's at 1018 from a start of 1050 the thermometer is lit up at 16 and 18 with 18 being the brightest. Should I stick a hot water bottle under the duvet to get it a bit warmer or leave it be? I added dextrose to the recipe so was hoping it would be a bit stronger the the 4 odd percent it is now (tastes great all the same).
Cheers, Lee.
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I would not heat it now, might have finished a bit high because of the lower temps? Take a reading over 2-3 days and see if it drops any further. Are you bottling or kegging?
Quote from: Greg2013 on October 13, 2013, 12:20:53 PM
Quote from: googoomuck on October 13, 2013, 11:54:52 AM
Morning lads, quick one for ya. I put a coopers IPA on the go last Monday. Checked the gravity this morning as I won't be home at all tomorrow, it's at 1018 from a start of 1050 the thermometer is lit up at 16 and 18 with 18 being the brightest. Should I stick a hot water bottle under the duvet to get it a bit warmer or leave it be? I added dextrose to the recipe so was hoping it would be a bit stronger the the 4 odd percent it is now (tastes great all the same).
Cheers, Lee.
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I would not heat it now, might have finished a bit high because of the lower temps? Take a reading over 2-3 days and see if it drops any further. Are you bottling or kegging?
I had a look at the fermenter on Friday morning and it was at 20c, it fermented all week around the 23c mark. I'll be kegging this one. Will I leave it for a few days before taking the readings?
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No take a reading tomorrow morning and day after and see if it drops any more, if not i reckon keg away since no need to worry about bottle bombs ;)
Quote from: Greg2013 on October 13, 2013, 12:32:42 PM
No take a reading tomorrow morning and day after and see if it drops any more, if not i reckon keg away since no need to worry about bottle bombs ;)
Cool will do, thanks for the info!!
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1.018 is ver high for a Coopers IPA. It should end up about 1.008-1.010 with DME or 1.010-1.012 with LME.
What was the recipe you used?
18C is the lower end (and best temp) for the supplied yeast so if it dropped below that I would advise you warm it up a bit for a couple of days to see it it kicks off again.
I fyou do keg/bottle it as-is, prime at a lower rate than normal.
Quote from: LordEoin on October 13, 2013, 11:44:04 PM
1.018 is ver high for a Coopers IPA. It should end up about 1.008-1.010 with DME or 1.010-1.012 with LME.
What was the recipe you used?
18C is the lower end (and best temp) for the supplied yeast so if it dropped below that I would advise you warm it up a bit for a couple of days to see it it kicks off again.
I fyou do keg/bottle it as-is, prime at a lower rate than normal.
I used a can if LME, 300g of dextrose and 250g of maltodextrin. I'll keep an eye on the temp so and go from there
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Maltodextrin will leave it finishing high.
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Quote from: Eoin on October 14, 2013, 08:42:21 AM
Maltodextrin will leave it finishing high.
TT
Ah right, if I had used steeping grains like carapils would it finish high also?
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with carapils it would finish up somewhere around 1.012-1.014
Quote from: LordEoin on October 14, 2013, 12:16:46 PM
with carapils it would finish up somewhere around 1.012-1.014
Would that figure include the extra sugar?
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Only got a chance to test the beer this evening, it's now at 1016, so heading in the right direction I suppose. I have decided to dry hop this, and ordered a hop bag today. How long will I boil it for it to be sanitised?
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Just throw the empty bag into a saucepan of water and bring it to a boil and you're safe :)
If you want to be double sure boil it for 5 or 10 minutes.
Nice one thanks!
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1014 and dry hopped with summit this evening. Really looking forward to supping this in a couple of weeks!!
Sounds good.
You should have them bottled over the weekend :)
;D haha I won't be bottling anything for a loooong time (in 38 bottles time ;D) This is going into a keg
(http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/10/31/ugu7y7ap.jpg) delighted with how this turned out. The maltodextrin seems to have done the trick and the dry hopping has given the beer a crackin flavour. I have a feeling this won't last too long :)
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is that the Coopers IPA there in the pic?!... looks a bit pale... or is that a trick of the light?
I'm drinking one at the moment (similar to what you did, kit + added hops) and ones I've done before have all been darker than than that.. Looks good anyway!.. Enjoy!...
Yeah it's a coopers alright, can't comment on the colour of it cause it's the first time I've made the kit. I did brew to 23 litres though, maybe that's why it's paler than yours?
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looks good. nice and clear, good head.
Drink up, the day's pushing on!