BrettMan
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I just made my first batch 'o beer and I have a quick question about a low OG reading.
I made Brewer's Best American Amber. I think I did everything just right except, when I cooled the wort, I noticed some cloudiness in the wort (is that the cold break?). I was hoping it would settle so that I could minimize the transfer when I racked it to the primary fermenter, but it just stayed suspended. After waiting about 15-20 minutes, I decided to just rack it. I was so concerned with avoiding the cloudy stuff that I think I left too much wort in the brewpot. When I topped it off with water to get to 5 gallons, I had to add over 2.5 gallons, so I had less than 2.5 gallons of cooled wort (there was about 3 in the brewpot). I think that explains the low OG, which was 1.032. The recipe says I should have had 1.042 - 1.045.
Is this beer going to suck - or just be a little lighter than intended??
Thanks!
I made Brewer's Best American Amber. I think I did everything just right except, when I cooled the wort, I noticed some cloudiness in the wort (is that the cold break?). I was hoping it would settle so that I could minimize the transfer when I racked it to the primary fermenter, but it just stayed suspended. After waiting about 15-20 minutes, I decided to just rack it. I was so concerned with avoiding the cloudy stuff that I think I left too much wort in the brewpot. When I topped it off with water to get to 5 gallons, I had to add over 2.5 gallons, so I had less than 2.5 gallons of cooled wort (there was about 3 in the brewpot). I think that explains the low OG, which was 1.032. The recipe says I should have had 1.042 - 1.045.
Is this beer going to suck - or just be a little lighter than intended??
Thanks!