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I'm getting prepared to brew my first ag batch. From what I've read, I will collect around 6 gallons of wort for a 5-gal batch. Do you take a pre-boil gravity reading? If so, what should it be; if the og should be around 1.040?
 
PLEASE DO NOT MISTAKE THIS FOR AN ANSWER!!!! I am trying to figure out your question and am hoping someone will tell me if I am right. I get 1.033 doing it the way I THINK it would work. Ok guys am I right?
 
If you collect 6 gallons and you boil that down to 5 gallons, your Boil Gravity (BG) should be 5/6 of the intended Original Gravity (OG). This is using points, so 40 instead of 1.040.
In your case, if you expect the OG to be 1.040, 40 * 5 / 6 = 33.3
 

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