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EvanLouis

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I did an extract brew and got a weird 1.2 og. I assumed it was becaused of dissolved hop pellets giving me a weird reading but I filtered some out and still got it. I did the test at 80 degrees.
Here's the extract bill
4oz maltodex
16oz honey (f/o)
3lbs sorghum (f/o)
2lbs d90
16oz coffee
2lbs toasted oats (steeped)

Brewtoad said it should have been 1.06 for og. Wtf?
 
Yeah. Thats crazy. I didn't even know most hydrometers went to 1.200. I would calibrate it. Hops shouldn't effect gravity. Hydrometers measure dissolved solids not debris.
 
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