tokolosh
Well-Known Member
How in the world does one get 48% eff?
I'm new to AG (just did 3rd batch), but have saturated myself with reading about it months prior to trying it. I was doing a DFH60 clone yesterday, everything went as well as could be expected.
Mashed @ 154 for about 70 minutes, I fly sparged with water approx 185 for about 25 minutes. Started my boil with about 6.5 gallons and ended up with about 5.25. Got everything transferred into the carboy, took my gravity reading.... 1.048. ***Wait a second, 1.048?!?!? How is that possible when OG is supposed to be around 1.072. Well, beats the hell out of me.
Could it possibly (and I'm really hoping here!) be my hydrometer? My first AG batch had a similar sort of unfortunate reading, but I just chalked it up to the first time around. I've tweaked a few things and was really hoping for the best on this one. I got a new hydrometer right before I started doing AG, the last one lay victim of small counter space. Is there a way to test the hydrometer beside putting it in 60 degree water? Some sort of test for accuracy at high gravity???? And how long should you 'let it sit' in order to be sure it's leveled out and reading accurately? Please god let it be so! Thanks for your help!
I'm new to AG (just did 3rd batch), but have saturated myself with reading about it months prior to trying it. I was doing a DFH60 clone yesterday, everything went as well as could be expected.
Mashed @ 154 for about 70 minutes, I fly sparged with water approx 185 for about 25 minutes. Started my boil with about 6.5 gallons and ended up with about 5.25. Got everything transferred into the carboy, took my gravity reading.... 1.048. ***Wait a second, 1.048?!?!? How is that possible when OG is supposed to be around 1.072. Well, beats the hell out of me.
Could it possibly (and I'm really hoping here!) be my hydrometer? My first AG batch had a similar sort of unfortunate reading, but I just chalked it up to the first time around. I've tweaked a few things and was really hoping for the best on this one. I got a new hydrometer right before I started doing AG, the last one lay victim of small counter space. Is there a way to test the hydrometer beside putting it in 60 degree water? Some sort of test for accuracy at high gravity???? And how long should you 'let it sit' in order to be sure it's leveled out and reading accurately? Please god let it be so! Thanks for your help!