L LuellingBrew Member Joined Aug 2, 2011 Messages 24 Reaction score 2 Location Las vegas Oct 9, 2011 #1 My starting gravity is approximately 1.034. Is this too low to start?
H hoppymonkey Well-Known Member Joined Dec 16, 2009 Messages 1,021 Reaction score 12 Location north atlanta Oct 9, 2011 #2 It'll be beer, but it will be small beer. I guess it depends on what you were aiming for.
OP OP L LuellingBrew Member Joined Aug 2, 2011 Messages 24 Reaction score 2 Location Las vegas Oct 9, 2011 #3 I was hoping for a 5 ish
H hoppymonkey Well-Known Member Joined Dec 16, 2009 Messages 1,021 Reaction score 12 Location north atlanta Oct 9, 2011 #4 LuellingBrew said: I was hoping for a 5 ish Click to expand... Yeah. You won't get that. It'll be more like 3. What was your recipe? You could always add some malt extract to add some gravity points.
LuellingBrew said: I was hoping for a 5 ish Click to expand... Yeah. You won't get that. It'll be more like 3. What was your recipe? You could always add some malt extract to add some gravity points.
OP OP L LuellingBrew Member Joined Aug 2, 2011 Messages 24 Reaction score 2 Location Las vegas Oct 10, 2011 #5 4.5 #s of munitions wheat malt 2.5 #s of pilsner 2.5 #s of dark wheat malt
OP OP L LuellingBrew Member Joined Aug 2, 2011 Messages 24 Reaction score 2 Location Las vegas Oct 10, 2011 #6 Oh yea 1.5L starter
H hoppymonkey Well-Known Member Joined Dec 16, 2009 Messages 1,021 Reaction score 12 Location north atlanta Oct 10, 2011 #7 Ahh. Sounds like you just didn't get a good gravity reading. It happens quite frequently with extract as it is quite difficult to mix thoroughly. It will be fine as is.
Ahh. Sounds like you just didn't get a good gravity reading. It happens quite frequently with extract as it is quite difficult to mix thoroughly. It will be fine as is.
OP OP L LuellingBrew Member Joined Aug 2, 2011 Messages 24 Reaction score 2 Location Las vegas Oct 10, 2011 #8 It was all grain except starter!
H hoppymonkey Well-Known Member Joined Dec 16, 2009 Messages 1,021 Reaction score 12 Location north atlanta Oct 10, 2011 #9 LuellingBrew said: It was all grain except starter! Click to expand... DOH! Misread that one. Yeah you got low efficency. You add some DME to increase the gravity a bit
LuellingBrew said: It was all grain except starter! Click to expand... DOH! Misread that one. Yeah you got low efficency. You add some DME to increase the gravity a bit
