jwk1972
Active Member
Did my first brew today (Brewer's Best Weisenbier) and my OG was supposed to be 1.045 and it was 1.050. I know details are good here so here is my order of things...
1.) Sanitize
2.) Brought 2.5 gallons to boil
3.) added first jar of LME
4.) (1st mistake) added bittering hops and aroma hops (was only supposed to ad bittering hops, darn kids had me distracted)
5.) boiled 45 min
6.) added second jar LME and boiled 5 more min
7.) poured vigorously into ferm bucket with enough water to make 5 gal (ended up with about 1" of "head/foam" and stirred to mix.
8.) took OG reading of 1.050 (range was supposed to be 45-50 so it's on the high end)
9.) pitched rehydrated yest
10.) sealed with lid and added airlock.
2 questions... first is my OG still ok? second how bad is it that I added the aroma hops at the beginning of the boil??? Is it ruined?
Thanks for the help!
1.) Sanitize
2.) Brought 2.5 gallons to boil
3.) added first jar of LME
4.) (1st mistake) added bittering hops and aroma hops (was only supposed to ad bittering hops, darn kids had me distracted)
5.) boiled 45 min
6.) added second jar LME and boiled 5 more min
7.) poured vigorously into ferm bucket with enough water to make 5 gal (ended up with about 1" of "head/foam" and stirred to mix.
8.) took OG reading of 1.050 (range was supposed to be 45-50 so it's on the high end)
9.) pitched rehydrated yest
10.) sealed with lid and added airlock.
2 questions... first is my OG still ok? second how bad is it that I added the aroma hops at the beginning of the boil??? Is it ruined?
Thanks for the help!