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Thick Beer!
Think I may have cut the fermentation short thanks to my epic lack of patience! Would this have anything to do with the fact that the beers quite thick? 
Planning: US(ish)Style With German Carafa
Fermenting: Nawt.
Conditioning:First Ginger Beer.
Drinking: Way To Amarillo.
Fermenting: Nawt.
Conditioning:First Ginger Beer.
Drinking: Way To Amarillo.
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Posted 1 year ago by Member
What were you brewing?
Fermenting:
Condtioning:
Drinking: Twibute Clone, PJ Clone
Posted 1 year ago by Member
I found my first wherry a bit thick at first, but fear not - it'll be fine in the end!
Posted 1 year ago by Moderator
Thick beer sounds weird! Did you lower the total volume at all?
Plannin'-
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Posted 1 year ago by Member
Was a Woodfordes norfolk nog kit. Left the volume the same as what it said. Fermented for 4 days, left in a pressure barrel for 2 days then bottled, Been in bottles for six weeks now.
Fermenting: Nawt.
Conditioning:First Ginger Beer.
Drinking: Way To Amarillo.
Posted 1 year ago by Member
I think it's basically due to an oily substance that floats on the surface, making the liquid appear a bit thick and sort of syrupy... can't for the life of me remember why it appears sometimes, maybe something to do with the malt perhaps??
Posted 1 year ago by Moderator
did you take hydrometer readings on that? It sounds like it fermented very quickly.
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Posted 1 year ago by Member
I will try to prevent this sounding perverted.
How does it feel between finger and thumb? Oily/soapy/watery? Is there much haze?
Fermenting: Damson pale
Conditioning: Morello Cherry Lambic 2
Drinking: Schneider Weisse Tap 7 clone, Morello Cherry Lambic 1, Rauchbier
Posted 1 year ago by Member
Yes, kept a pretty good record. Was in barrel for 7 days looking back not 2. I guess it feels like beer would
looks like the same consistency as watered down washing up liquid, if that even makes sense! Think I'm going to leave my Amarillo in the FV for a couple of days extra, just to be sure.
Sunday, 6 February 2011 - Started. Original Gravity: 1.035
Monday, 7 February 2011 - 20ºC. Fast Bubbles.
Tuesday, 8 February 2011 - 22ºC.
Wednesday, 9 February 2011- 22ºC. Swirled liquid.
Thursday, 10 February 2011- 22ºC. Swirled liquid. Gravity: 1.012
Thursday, 10 February 2011- Transferred to keg to clear for bottling.
Thursday, 17 February 2011- Bottled. Tested SG: 1.012
Fermenting: Nawt.
Conditioning:First Ginger Beer.
Drinking: Way To Amarillo.
Posted 1 year ago by Member
This is the description of Woodforde's Nog:
So it may supposed to be, "thick".
That sounds like the hop oils floating on the top of the beer when it's in the FV. That tends to disappear when the beer's bottled/kegs and conditioned.
Fermenting:
Condtioning:
Drinking: Twibute Clone, PJ Clone
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