Brewmaster5150
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I brewed my "Real Root Beer" batch two Saturdays ago and I was about to rack it today but it is not done yet and the sample I took was VERY potent. I wasn't able to get a OG reading so I have no way of knowing the true ABV but BeerSmith trail version calculated it at 4.9%. After trying a 4oz sample today, it has got to be close to double that alcohol content. If anyone has any idea on how this might have happened please feel free to respond.
Here's the recipe: http://www.byo.com/stories/recipeindex/article/recipes/111-soda-pop/1329-real-root-beer
The only deviation I made was adding another half ounce of hops 20 minutes into the boil. Also the room temperature is a steady 73 degrees all day and night. Could a few degrees make this happen? This batch is going crazy in the primary so I might as well let it get super potent and maybe rack at 15-20 days. Any thoughts?
Much Respect to all my fellow brewers. -BM5150
Here's the recipe: http://www.byo.com/stories/recipeindex/article/recipes/111-soda-pop/1329-real-root-beer
The only deviation I made was adding another half ounce of hops 20 minutes into the boil. Also the room temperature is a steady 73 degrees all day and night. Could a few degrees make this happen? This batch is going crazy in the primary so I might as well let it get super potent and maybe rack at 15-20 days. Any thoughts?
Much Respect to all my fellow brewers. -BM5150