william_shakes_beer
Well-Known Member
Brewed my first batch 3 weeks ago, setting up to bottle next weekend.
It was a Brewers Best imperial nut brown ale ingredients kit. Followed all the directions, except instead of 2.5 gallons I boiled 3 gallons to account for boil off. The instructions predicted an OG of 1.071-1.075, I ended up after topoff with 1.06. What factors could account for the lower OG? I topped off to 5 gallons before taking the reading. Should I adjust topoff volume to get the target OG or am I within the expected tolerance? Boil was on an electric stovetop, a gentle rolling boil after steeping grains were removed, never saw a "foaming" stage to speak of.
Ingredients follow
4 OZ black patent
4 OZ chocolate
8 OZ victory
6.6 LB amber LME
2 LB amber DME
8 OZ maltodextrine
1 OZ columbus hops bittering (60 min)
1 OZ williamette flavor 15 min
1 OZ williamette aroma 5 min
It was a Brewers Best imperial nut brown ale ingredients kit. Followed all the directions, except instead of 2.5 gallons I boiled 3 gallons to account for boil off. The instructions predicted an OG of 1.071-1.075, I ended up after topoff with 1.06. What factors could account for the lower OG? I topped off to 5 gallons before taking the reading. Should I adjust topoff volume to get the target OG or am I within the expected tolerance? Boil was on an electric stovetop, a gentle rolling boil after steeping grains were removed, never saw a "foaming" stage to speak of.
Ingredients follow
4 OZ black patent
4 OZ chocolate
8 OZ victory
6.6 LB amber LME
2 LB amber DME
8 OZ maltodextrine
1 OZ columbus hops bittering (60 min)
1 OZ williamette flavor 15 min
1 OZ williamette aroma 5 min