sweet

[jonnyhop]

Just tried my Westcoe IPA clone and it was so sweet it reminded me of a sherbet dip! Would it be worth boiling some bittering hops for an hour and adding to the corny? Or will it get better with age?

[Jim]

Yes, that will increase the bitterness alright, but are you sure it was fully fermented?

Adding a bit of hop oil would be easier if you have some.

[trucker5774]

Ive been trying to make a sweet beer for months..............how did you do it?

[garwatts]

Ive been trying to make a sweet beer for months..............how did you do it?

Mash at a higher temperature?

[trucker5774]

Ive been trying to make a sweet beer for months..............how did you do it?

Mash at a higher temperature?

Tried that and used more crystal and Windsor yeast...............still not quite there

[garwatts]

Ive been trying to make a sweet beer for months..............how did you do it?

Mash at a higher temperature?

Tried that and used more crystal and Windsor yeast...............still not quite there

How high did you go?

[6470zzy]

Ive been trying to make a sweet beer for months..............how did you do it?

Get yourself some lactose, that will do the job for you

http://www.hopandgrape.co.uk/catalog/de ... AC20011970&

Cheers

[trucker5774]

I mashed at 69C............just seemed like a nice number. I was thinking of lactose. I haven't noticed it in the home brew stores. It seems more common in Canada and the USA. I'm sure I will find it somewhere.

[6470zzy]

I mashed at 69C............just seemed like a nice number. I was thinking of lactose. I haven't noticed it in the home brew stores. It seems more common in Canada and the USA. I'm sure I will find it somewhere.

I have confidence that you will find it.................................... at Hop and Grape

http://www.hopandgrape.co.uk/catalog/de ... AC20011970&

cheers

[garwatts]

I mashed at 69C............just seemed like a nice number. I was thinking of lactose. I haven't noticed it in the home brew stores. It seems more common in Canada and the USA. I'm sure I will find it somewhere.

69 has always been sweet for me

[trucker5774]

Here's to a milky 69

[jonnyhop]

Ive been trying to make a sweet beer for months..............how did you do it?

Could be due to a couple of things either;

The hops 30g challenger at 90 mins

25g cascade
25g mount hood
25g EKG

all at flame out and steeped for 20 mins at 80c

or fermentation - I used some recultureed yeast which didn't take so 4 days in I used some cheapo youngs yeast. It did drop to 1010.

I mashed as normal, 60 mins at 65c, using 4kg of m/o of the top of my head.

Will try boiling another 30 g of challenger for an hour and sticking it in the corny.

[trucker5774]

I think I need to wind my neck in on the hops. I do tend to add too much on occasions and probably mask the flavour of the malt....and the sweetness to a degree