Xiren
Well-Known Member
I made a Holiday Spiced beer today. I should have had a pre-boil size of 7.88 gallons, but only got 7.75. No worries, my pre-boil OG should have been 1.070, but I got 1.075. It was a 90 min boil. After 1 hour 15 min boil, I was down to 6.5 gallons, but my gravity was 1.085. I added 1.43 pounds of DME. At the end of everything, I hit my volume, but my gravity was 1.090, but it should have been 1.095.
Here is my question. If I had more gravity at the beggining of my boil, why was I low at the end? I thought the more you boil off, the more sugars you will have left in solution. That is what I am puzzled about.
Thank you in advance.
Here is my question. If I had more gravity at the beggining of my boil, why was I low at the end? I thought the more you boil off, the more sugars you will have left in solution. That is what I am puzzled about.
Thank you in advance.