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• Posted in thread: Low OG - Help Determine Problem on 01-28-2012 at 04:26 PM
  Last quick update and then I think I'm done. My hydrometer is off. I set it in filtered water
  and it sinks about (what i can figure) .006 farther than 1.000. I had gotten water in it
  (there's a hole o...

• Posted in thread: Low OG - Help Determine Problem on 01-28-2012 at 02:51 PM
  it should taste just fine, albeit a bit lighter than you planned. FWIW, i've found that the
  smaller mashes are a lot harder to hold temp in. what i like to do with any BIAB/stovetop type
  mash is start...

• Posted in thread: Low OG - Help Determine Problem on 01-28-2012 at 01:49 PM
  You're right, mostly. I was reading 1.2 lbs of chocolate, rather than oz. Also, not knowing
  what your base malt was, I was assuming 35ppg for it, just to be conservative. I ran the
  numbers again and a...

• Posted in thread: Low OG - Help Determine Problem on 01-27-2012 at 08:18 PM
  The extra .5 quart would only drop your OG by about 3 points. (35 expected final gravity point)
  * (2 gallons) = 70 points per gallon (70 points per gallon) / (2.125 gallons) = 33 gravity
  points = FG o...

• Posted in thread: Low OG - Help Determine Problem on 01-27-2012 at 06:58 PM
  I'll start by saying that I took the OG without having to add water. My hydrometer reads at 70
  and I took the temp at 65. Now onto the recipe, etc.It is my 3rd batch and I tried Orfy's Mild
  Mannered A...

• Posted in thread: Rochefort 10 clone on 01-23-2012 at 03:37 AM
  I conditioned this for a while, after 3 months it was getting really nice, 6 months amazing.
  this was room temp though, as I don't have a "cellar" set-up.Great, thanks for the quick
  response.

• Posted in thread: Rochefort 10 clone on 01-22-2012 at 08:32 PM
  I'm a noobie to homebrewing. This will be only my 3rd batch and I'm starting by doing just 1
  gallon batches. I was wondering how long you bottle conditioned and at what temp? Also, has
  anybody bulk st...