my first trial mash through my HERMS didn't go to plan, see posts on Herms in another section. the principle problem was that the mash was far hotter than programmed, for reasons discussed elsewhere.
i assumed the high temps of around 75degC would have denatured the enzymes and that it would be ruined. to my surprise the wort tasted very sweet(i didn't take a gravity reading unfortunately, and fermentation proceeded well before faling off on day four.
i then followed my standard system of dropping, crash cooling to below 5deg and then adding isinglass before transfering to a fridge and keeping at around 5deg.
normally after 1 day the brew is as clear as a bell, however this time there was significant deposit at the bottom of the bucket but it was stil very cloudy. i got round to measuring the gravity and it was 19 at 5deg.
i have now dropped it again and added a second dose of isinglass to see if this clears it. but i am concerned that the high gravity is an obstacle. the beer tastes good and not sweet.
any advice on how i should try and salvage this?
ps i am re-designing my HERMS by the way!! when the parts i purchased actually work.
mark
i assumed the high temps of around 75degC would have denatured the enzymes and that it would be ruined. to my surprise the wort tasted very sweet(i didn't take a gravity reading unfortunately, and fermentation proceeded well before faling off on day four.
i then followed my standard system of dropping, crash cooling to below 5deg and then adding isinglass before transfering to a fridge and keeping at around 5deg.
normally after 1 day the brew is as clear as a bell, however this time there was significant deposit at the bottom of the bucket but it was stil very cloudy. i got round to measuring the gravity and it was 19 at 5deg.
i have now dropped it again and added a second dose of isinglass to see if this clears it. but i am concerned that the high gravity is an obstacle. the beer tastes good and not sweet.
any advice on how i should try and salvage this?
ps i am re-designing my HERMS by the way!! when the parts i purchased actually work.
mark
