johnthebrewer
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Ok, so I pitched my first brew at 545. I think I might have screwed up in one little area. My beer should be fine but I might be building without a tape measure. I took my OG before I pitched the yeast and it was 1.071 which was really high since it was supposed to be 1.040 (It's a midwest supplies Irish red ale ingredient with specialty grains steeped for 30 min at 160 F, 6lbs Gold LME, 1oz Cascade hops (6.9% Alpha Acids) boiled for an hour with 1oz Fuggle Hops (4.5% Alpha Acids) added for 3 min at the end.) I checked and rechecked the OG but it was always showing 1.071 so I just sayed oh well and pitched the yeast (rehydrated Muntons dried brewing yeast). I got it all sealed up and airlocked when I realized why my OG was so high. I had taken that initial sample from the brew pot before I added it to the 1.5 gallons of water in my primary.
So...My question is, do I go down, pop the top off my primary and take a new sample for OG or do I just go by what the recipe says it should be and figure I'm close? What are your thoughts?
So...My question is, do I go down, pop the top off my primary and take a new sample for OG or do I just go by what the recipe says it should be and figure I'm close? What are your thoughts?