elizabeth99
Member
Hey,
I am brand new and decided to jump in on an all grain 1 gallon beer. It's a mint chocolate dark beer. recipe amalgamated from 4 different recipes.
I used 16 cups of water and the 3 cups of grain at the start. Then I drained and boiled with hops, chocolate, and mint tea at various times. I filled up 1 gallon carboy about 1/3 of the way up with water, then added the wort.
I took the hydro reading after adding water and it was 1.000.
Did I add too much water? Should I have taken hydro reading before I added wort to water? Is adding water normal?
Should I just 'relax and have a homebrew'?
The spent grain is going to be made into sourdough bread tommorrow - so it won't be a waste!
I am brand new and decided to jump in on an all grain 1 gallon beer. It's a mint chocolate dark beer. recipe amalgamated from 4 different recipes.
I used 16 cups of water and the 3 cups of grain at the start. Then I drained and boiled with hops, chocolate, and mint tea at various times. I filled up 1 gallon carboy about 1/3 of the way up with water, then added the wort.
I took the hydro reading after adding water and it was 1.000.
Did I add too much water? Should I have taken hydro reading before I added wort to water? Is adding water normal?
Should I just 'relax and have a homebrew'?
The spent grain is going to be made into sourdough bread tommorrow - so it won't be a waste!