Questions tagged [high-gravity]
A beer with an original gravity of 1.070 or higher.
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Original Gravity too high for Saccharometer Scale
So I want to exceed the scale of my saccharometer scale, which goes up to 25 °P (1.106 SG). Now, I am a programmer and exceeding is my thing. So:
As far as I understand, gravity is linear in nature.
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Chocolate stout stuck at 1021
I'm brewing a bulldog chocolate stout 'Easter brew' as per the instructions. 4.2kg of malt extract alone, 23L, one packet of dried yeast. OG 1058, the generic bulldog instructions just say get it to ...
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When to bottle high ABV beer?
Question: Aside from confirming fermentation is complete via consistent hydrometer readings, is there another way to check that the beer is ready for bottling, particularly in higher abv beers?
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Why did I miss my high target gravity? By quite a lot. Is it just my brewhouse efficiency?
I cooked up my first Double IPA recipe over the weekend but have seriously missed the mark with the target gravity. So much so it most definitely won't be a Double.
Target O.G. = 1.085
Actual O.G. = ...
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Fermentation still stuck after adding nutrients?
I'm brewing an imperial wit beer and it seems i have a problem with my wort beeing stuck in fermentation at 1.040.
My wort is wheat extract 3.4kg and 1kg candi sugar, steeped with some oat flakes, ...
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Used Wrong Yeast.... Final Gravity Too High
I am considering two techniques for lowering my specific gravity but am unsure if my methods will work. I am currently fermenting a bock style. It's not a true bock because I don't have the ability to ...
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High gravity beer, with wine yeast in secondary
I recently brewed a Tom Hardy's old ale recipe, that i screwed up and planning on doing it again. and looking for advice, when i get it correct.
in the directions, it says "once the fermentation has ...
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What is the highest OG which is still fermentable?
How high can you push OG, taking sugar I know you can easily make a solution up to ~1180 (500g in 1 litre), but how high can a super saturated solution be? And, at what limit does it become un-...
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Making a portion of a batch higher ABV
I am brewing my first kit beer. I want to set aside one gallon and make a high ABV batch. I am brewing a honey wheat and adding jalapeño. How would I make the higher ABV and what would the technical ...
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Which is a better fermentation method for high gravity beers?
I'm looking to brew a high gravity porter for christmas this year, aiming for OG 1.100.
I've browsed several questions on this site relating to high gravity beers and the tendency seems to be towards ...
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What's wrong with my gravity?
I recently brewed an Imperial Red. It clocked in at around 1.072 on original gravity reading.
My malt bill looked something like this:
12 lbs 5.0 oz Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM)
11 lbs Marris ...
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Starter quantity w/ Mr. Malty Calculator
I have an imperial stout that seems to have slowed fermentation ~ 1.040. I made a 2L starter w/ Super San Diego yeast on stir plate and pitched it at high krausen.. no decanting.
Based on Mr. Malty's ...
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Bottling high gravity FG barley wine
My situation is similar to, but more extreme than:
Brewed an Oatmeal Stout and the gravity did not drop as much as predicted, should I re-pitch or add yeast nutrients/energizer?
Didn't reach ...
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High FG / Low Attenuation across 3 different beers
I have brewed 3 all-grain batches now that have a high final gravity:
Imperial IPA: Target OG - 1.079, Target FG - 1.011, Actual OG - 1.070,
Actual FG - 1.020, Yeast - US-05. Common attenuation ...
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Gravity reading much lower than exected: why?
Okay, so my friend and me made an experiment yesterday. We wanted to brew a >20%, 300+ IBU IIPA.
Yeah yeah... I know :)
Now to the question. We used 10.5kg of grain for 26.25 liters of water for the ...
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