US-05 too dry for a bitter, fancy that
Sometimes even though its repeated on the net you still have to try yourself. I did two english bitters one with a Mangrove Jacks Burton Union yeast and the second with US-05. Basically everything came out as expected the Burton Union is nice but as the US-05 has highlighted the hops and not presented the malt at all, I am left with a thin over hopped brew. My question is, this beer is still in the fermenter and has finished at 1010 (OG 1048) is there a non fermentable I can add which would bring up the malt?
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Permalink Reply by Ralph on
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I like MJs Burton Union in bitters.
You can add Maltodextrin which will add body in a manner similar to the unfermentables that you get in beer if you mash too high. It may ferment a little depending on the DE equivilent. It will add a little sweetness, but it should not be too much.
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Permalink Reply by Mark Weusten on
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Thanks for the suggestion Ralph.
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Permalink Reply by Jamie McQuillan on
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What's your water profile? I am wondering if you could add a little Sodium which apparently accentuates malt sweetness at 70 - 150 ppm (as long as your sulphates are not too high). I have had a couple of brews go that low with US-O5. I like dry but not thin. A little sodium and raising the mash temp a bit seems to work well. Interested to hear what others might say.
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In Waterview which I imagine gets water from the Waitakere's. I couldnt tell you the precise profile.....
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Probably the best thing I did to improve my beer was get a water analysis report and not just for pH reasons. A little Calcium apparently helps with fulness of flavour too. Anyway, that was just an idea. I bet Ralph's suggestion works.
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thanks for the input. Any ideas on the quantity of Maltodextrin for a 23 litre batch?
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Permalink Reply by Chris on
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I'm just starting to think about water. Where did you get your water analysis done?
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I was lucky to get mine from my local brewery :-) But I had looked into it and these these guys will do it. I can't be sure but think it will cost $70-100. http://www.hill-laboratories.com
Ideally you want to know these things
Ca
SO4
Mg
Na
Cl
CO3
Hardness
Alkalinity
pH
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