hinke
Well-Known Member
Hi,
I just brewed my first IPA this weekend. Everything went almost according to plans. We just missed the Mash Temp, and had to add hot water to bring it up in temp.
Now, I took a gravity reading after draining the wort from the mash tun, and the gravity was low (I can't remember what it was, but I think it was like 1.040 something), but I thought this was the OG.
We then boiled for 60 minutes adding hops etc. I then took another gravity reading and it went up to 1.060, I was planning to hit 1.067, but I think we were pretty close. Is this the OG?
Can someone explain to me why the gravity increased when boiling the wort...
And, can someone explain to me what the final gravity should be that I am looking for?
I am just confused about all this.
Thanks.
I just brewed my first IPA this weekend. Everything went almost according to plans. We just missed the Mash Temp, and had to add hot water to bring it up in temp.
Now, I took a gravity reading after draining the wort from the mash tun, and the gravity was low (I can't remember what it was, but I think it was like 1.040 something), but I thought this was the OG.
We then boiled for 60 minutes adding hops etc. I then took another gravity reading and it went up to 1.060, I was planning to hit 1.067, but I think we were pretty close. Is this the OG?
Can someone explain to me why the gravity increased when boiling the wort...
And, can someone explain to me what the final gravity should be that I am looking for?
I am just confused about all this.
Thanks.