GoldenShowerGladiator
Well-Known Member
i tried brewing Jamil's ordinary bitter and had a few things i wanted to try and better understand...
target preboil gravity: 1.035
actual preboil gravity: 1.037
target SG: 1.043
actual SG: 1.046
beings that it's only my 2nd all-grain brew, i'm still not quite sure what causes the gravity to be higher or lower than anticipated. i mashed between 151.5 - 152.7 for 60 minutes which was a victory for me. i tried to use 1.5 quarts per pound but used roughly 1.9 quarts due to temp adjustment. i batch sparged with the proper amount. i used 200 degree water which raised the grain bed temp to 171. so yeah, any insight is appreciated.
target preboil gravity: 1.035
actual preboil gravity: 1.037
target SG: 1.043
actual SG: 1.046
beings that it's only my 2nd all-grain brew, i'm still not quite sure what causes the gravity to be higher or lower than anticipated. i mashed between 151.5 - 152.7 for 60 minutes which was a victory for me. i tried to use 1.5 quarts per pound but used roughly 1.9 quarts due to temp adjustment. i batch sparged with the proper amount. i used 200 degree water which raised the grain bed temp to 171. so yeah, any insight is appreciated.