Brewing my first mini-mash

Leigh Finch 19 years ago

Hi All, New here, but anyway, I think I may have screwed up my first mini-mash :(

After following some instructions I found on the net for a Kolsch style beer, I got pretty confused and think I may have forgotten to strain the wheat, and maybe remove the hop pellets.

The wort that I mixed was pretty thick (4 litres) and was allot darker than I expected. It's fermenting like crazy though, but the c02 coming out the top smells extremely hoppy.

Will the hops be less potent after racking/priming the brew? Does the thickness of the wort matter too much?

Cheers Leigh

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Bill O'Meally 19 years ago

There are a lot worse things a beer could smell like! Hops=good. Rotten eggsºd.

Did you check the specific gravity? What do you mean "thick". Were you trying for a five gallon batch and only came up with one? The color may be due to carmelization from boiling such a small quantity. Did you use a small pot and were you supposed to dilute it to five gallons? More information, please.

Otherwise, you have a strong fermentation of a beer that smells like hops. Could be a lot worse!! Relax. :-)

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Leigh Finch 19 years ago

Hi, thanks for the reply, I used a relatively small pot (2 gallons maybe) and diluted it once it was in the fermenter, Unfortunately, I don't have a bigger pot.

I didn't check the SG, because I didn't want to clog up the sediment reducer.

It's still bubbling away every second or so afte 60 hours or so, so I think thats good.

I love this new hobby though :)

Cheers Leigh

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