Hi All,
Made the below brew on the 7th of november. The taste is very nice, clean and fresh which was what I was after but it does taste a tad "thin".
Date:
Gyle Number:
Fermentable Colour lb: oz Grams Ratio
Pale Malt 5 EBC 7 lbs. 2.6 oz 3250 grams 91.8%
Crystal Malt 130 EBC 0 lbs. 4.9 oz 140 grams 4%
Torrefied Wheat 4 EBC 0 lbs. 5.3 oz 150 grams 4.2%
Hop Variety Type Alpha Time lb: oz grams Ratio
Golding Whole 4.30000000000001 % 60 mins 0 lbs. 0.9 oz 25 grams 23.6%
Golding Whole 4.30000000000001 % 20 mins 0 lbs. 0.7 oz 21 grams 19.8%
Styrian Goldings Whole 3.2 % 20 mins 0 lbs. 1.1 oz 30 grams 28.3%
Styrian Goldings Whole 3.2 % 5 mins 0 lbs. 1.1 oz 30 grams 28.3%
Final Volume: 21.5 Litres
Original Gravity: 1.042
Final Gravity: 1.010
Alcohol Content: 4.1% ABV
Total Liquor: 33.3 Litres
Mash Liquor: 8.9 Litres
Mash Efficiency: 85 %
Bitterness: 27.7270555053839 EBU
Colour: 14 EBC
Yeast: Nottingham
Will the beer continue to increase in body in the next few months as it conditions or should I alter the recipe for future attempts and make it stronger?
Cheers
Quiff
AG recipe tastes a little thin??
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Re: AG recipe tastes a little thin??
What was your mash temperature? A mash at the lower end of the temp scale, ie 62c, will produce a thinner tasting brew as oposed to a temp at the top end of the scale, ie 68c, will produce a brew with more "mouthfeel".
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quiff
Re: AG recipe tastes a little thin??
Mash temp was 67 deg. Sparge water was 75 deg I think. I've forgotten to write that one down 
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Re: AG recipe tastes a little thin??
cara-pils will also add body to the beer as i understand it. I suffered with the same problem myself.
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Re: AG recipe tastes a little thin??
cara-pils will also add body to the beer as i understand it. I suffered with the same problem myself.
Dave
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quiff
Re: AG recipe tastes a little thin??
Thanks for the replies guys,
Any ideas which liquid yeast would be good for an APA style beer? I would prefer to try one that settles quickly and well until I get a better handle on the whole "removing the proteins" thing. I've now got some protofloc which might help on that front.
I have some us-o5 but I've been reticent to use it as I've heard it can take a long time to settle. Does it give a fuller flavour than Nottingham though?
Any ideas which liquid yeast would be good for an APA style beer? I would prefer to try one that settles quickly and well until I get a better handle on the whole "removing the proteins" thing. I've now got some protofloc which might help on that front.
I have some us-o5 but I've been reticent to use it as I've heard it can take a long time to settle. Does it give a fuller flavour than Nottingham though?
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quiff
Re: AG recipe tastes a little thin??
Nice analogy 
That's interesting, thanks Chris. I realised that different yeasts lent themselves to different styles of beers but the concept of them giving varying results within that style, at different gravities, is something I hadn't given much thought to. Although it sounds obvious now I think about it
The APA I have planned willl be quite pokey, about 6%, as I intend to give it a good old hop-kick! I will use the US-05 for that as it should have enough to it at that strength but I think I may whip up another, smaller, batch of the above and use s04 this time. I'd like to be able to test them side by side, for my education if nothing else.
That's interesting, thanks Chris. I realised that different yeasts lent themselves to different styles of beers but the concept of them giving varying results within that style, at different gravities, is something I hadn't given much thought to. Although it sounds obvious now I think about it
The APA I have planned willl be quite pokey, about 6%, as I intend to give it a good old hop-kick! I will use the US-05 for that as it should have enough to it at that strength but I think I may whip up another, smaller, batch of the above and use s04 this time. I'd like to be able to test them side by side, for my education if nothing else.
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boingy
Re: AG recipe tastes a little thin??
The beer is unlikely to gain much body as it matures so you should adjust your recipe or mash schedule for the next brew.
If the current brew is too thin for your tastes you can give it a bit of body post-fermentation by adding maltodextrin powder (sometimes marketed as "Body Bru"). This will offend the purists amongst us (!) but will make the beer a tad sweeter and "fatter". I'd suggest adding 500g to a 5 gallon batch.
If the current brew is too thin for your tastes you can give it a bit of body post-fermentation by adding maltodextrin powder (sometimes marketed as "Body Bru"). This will offend the purists amongst us (!) but will make the beer a tad sweeter and "fatter". I'd suggest adding 500g to a 5 gallon batch.
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mysterio
Re: AG recipe tastes a little thin??
Yes if i'm using Nottingham or US-05 I will make the beer above 1.050 and usually put a good dose of caramalt or crystal in. Most of the good APAs have a good malty sweet backbone to support the hops.