really big gravity reading

doornumber3 · May 27, 2013

So i brewed a honey ale with my buddy this weekend. I don't have the exact recipe but it was an extract and probably 6lbs liquid extract, 1lb dry extract and then 1.5 lbs of honey.....The OG reading was 1.19. The big beers i've brewed are generally 1.075 or 1.080. Is the honey causing this really big reading?

Frankiesurf · May 27, 2013

What size boil was it? Did you have to top off?

doornumber3 · May 28, 2013

It was a 3 gallon boil with top off. I normally do full boils but this was a recipe my buddy wanted to do.

duboman · May 28, 2013

doornumber3 said:
It was a 3 gallon boil with top off. I normally do full boils but this was a recipe my buddy wanted to do.

You got a really crappy mix of top off water and wort. Just the extract would give you a gravity of 1.063. There is no way the honey added another 50 gravity points unless you made a mead

doornumber3 · May 28, 2013

Ya. It's baffling me. I triple checked it too. Temp was fine.

Frankiesurf · May 28, 2013

What happened was that you didn't mix the top off water in well enough before you took a reading. The dense wort and the thin water do not mix well.

I use a very stout whisk to stir mine before doing a reading. This mixes it and aerates the wort just before pitching.

doornumber3 · May 28, 2013

Thanks Frankie. Anything I should do now or just let it sit. It was from saturday

Revvy · May 28, 2013

If you followed instructions, and have the correct volume of beer, then it's impossible to have that happen. Read my thread entitled-"Attention new brewers, yes your original gravity reading is wrong. Don't panic"!

NordeastBrewer77 · May 28, 2013

doornumber3 said:
Thanks Frankie. Anything I should do now or just let it sit. It was from saturday

Let 'er ride. The fermentation will mix everything up just fine.

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