redneckbeagle
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When doing an 5 gal extract batch with the 1 1/2 to 2 gallon boil. Do you check the OG then (at end of the boil, with wort cooled) or after you have topped off with water in the fermenter?
Sort of a thread revival here but wondering if anyone had thoughts on how accurate your hydro reading will be if you take a gravity reading straight from the kettle right after I removed my chiller with no mixing yet?
tnbrewer371 said:Sort of a thread revival here but wondering if anyone had thoughts on how accurate your hydro reading will be if you take a gravity reading straight from the kettle right after I removed my chiller with no mixing yet?
The og is most accurate at 59°f but thats not really your question so to answer, right before you pitch your yeast
FlyingHorse said:Or, don't even bother.
It's darn near impossible to miss your OG on an extract brew, unless you forget some extract or your volumes are off.
If you didn't leave out any extract, and you're confident in your fermenter volume, your OG is what the recipe said it should be.
You'll have one more hydrometer-sample's worth of beer to taste AFTER the fermentation
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