IPANY
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I just started my second batch ever. I went from the Mr. Beer to the True Brew kit. It was an obvious difference in quality. I did an IPA kit because I love IPAs. I followed the directions down to the letter and was satisfied that I made no mistakes. The only difference is that I added and alcohol booster also.
Upon taking my OG is said that it was 1.036. The kit stated that the OG should be near 1.051. Since I followed the directions, I did not worry. One week after fermentation, my FG reading was 1.022. After running the OG and FG through and alcohol calculator, my % came out to be 1.84%.
This seems really off to me and I can't figure out why. Upon adding the yeast, within 12 hours I had really strong activity and it almost blew the air lock right off. It kept bubbling through the airlock. With all of the activity I am quite certain (with my limited knowledge ahahahah) that the alcohol content HAS to be higher than that. This leads me to believe that my OG reading was off.
I'm just wondering if anyone can help me shed some light on the situation. I intend to let the batch keep fermenting a few more days than the minimum 1 week. Any and all input is welcome
Upon taking my OG is said that it was 1.036. The kit stated that the OG should be near 1.051. Since I followed the directions, I did not worry. One week after fermentation, my FG reading was 1.022. After running the OG and FG through and alcohol calculator, my % came out to be 1.84%.
This seems really off to me and I can't figure out why. Upon adding the yeast, within 12 hours I had really strong activity and it almost blew the air lock right off. It kept bubbling through the airlock. With all of the activity I am quite certain (with my limited knowledge ahahahah) that the alcohol content HAS to be higher than that. This leads me to believe that my OG reading was off.
I'm just wondering if anyone can help me shed some light on the situation. I intend to let the batch keep fermenting a few more days than the minimum 1 week. Any and all input is welcome