zyx345
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I just did Austin Home Brew's Belgian White Partial Mash kit. Included:
-3# of grains
-4# of wheat DME
I used DeathBrewer's partial mash instructions from this thread: https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f39/easy-partial-mash-brewing-pics-75231/ and I did a partial boil and added top off water at the end in the carboy.
I mashed at 155 for an hour in 2 gallons of water. I sparged at 170 for 10 minutes in approx. 1 gallon of water.
After adding my top off water, the carboy shows darker coloring on the bottom and slightly lighter in the middle to the top.
I took a gravity reading off the top of the carboy after adding my top off water using a turkey baster and it came in ridiculiously low, 1.031 and the sample looked much lighter in color than the entire carboy. The kit says you should be around 1.048.
Did a search and found this thread on a similar experience: https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f37/way-off-gravity-reading-46868/
My question is, does the extract sink to the bottom then get mixed during fermentation? I am used to my old Coopers fermenter with a spigot at the bottom for taking OG readings.
-3# of grains
-4# of wheat DME
I used DeathBrewer's partial mash instructions from this thread: https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f39/easy-partial-mash-brewing-pics-75231/ and I did a partial boil and added top off water at the end in the carboy.
I mashed at 155 for an hour in 2 gallons of water. I sparged at 170 for 10 minutes in approx. 1 gallon of water.
After adding my top off water, the carboy shows darker coloring on the bottom and slightly lighter in the middle to the top.
I took a gravity reading off the top of the carboy after adding my top off water using a turkey baster and it came in ridiculiously low, 1.031 and the sample looked much lighter in color than the entire carboy. The kit says you should be around 1.048.
Did a search and found this thread on a similar experience: https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f37/way-off-gravity-reading-46868/
My question is, does the extract sink to the bottom then get mixed during fermentation? I am used to my old Coopers fermenter with a spigot at the bottom for taking OG readings.