I continue to have problems discerning an accurate OG.
With tonight's beer, I took the reading and it was 1.049 (which included the correction for temperature). According to hopville's beer calculus, I should have gotten an OG closer to 1.061.
I have been doing partial mash extract brewing, but I did thoroughly stir the wort before taking the OG reading. I feel that this is one of the most basic parts of brewing, but something I never seem to get right.
So I guess I have a few questions:
1) Is there something I could have done that could have legitimately created a beer with an OG so radically different from the formula?
2) Could something be wrong with my hydrometer?
3) Is there a particular hydrometer style that is pretty foolproof that you might recommend?
Thanks, all!
With tonight's beer, I took the reading and it was 1.049 (which included the correction for temperature). According to hopville's beer calculus, I should have gotten an OG closer to 1.061.
I have been doing partial mash extract brewing, but I did thoroughly stir the wort before taking the OG reading. I feel that this is one of the most basic parts of brewing, but something I never seem to get right.
So I guess I have a few questions:
1) Is there something I could have done that could have legitimately created a beer with an OG so radically different from the formula?
2) Could something be wrong with my hydrometer?
3) Is there a particular hydrometer style that is pretty foolproof that you might recommend?
Thanks, all!