ronzonie7
Active Member
Hi guys. First post!
Friends and I bought a kit, and launched our brewing adventure, the other day. So far, everything is going pretty well. I've got a roiling fermentation going, and I am confident that we kept things clean throughout.
We did, however, screw up our Original Specific Gravity reading with the hydrometer, and I'm wondering if I can convert my reading to an accurate one. Here's what happened:
Instead of taking the sample after we transferred the wort to the 3 gallons of water in carboy (extract brewing), we took the sample directly from the concentrated wort. Yeah, I know...what were we thinking? Anyway, our reading at about 80 degrees was 1.140.
We then strained our wort into the carboy, and topped up to about 5.25 gallons or so (added a little more water, thinking that our reading was WAY too high, hoping to drop our SG a notch or two).
The additional water over 5 gallons is probably not a deal breaker, but it would be awesome to know approximately what my reading would have been before fermentation started. Is it possible to extrapolate what the SG would have been?
We boiled 1.5 gallons in the kettle, along with the various ingredients, for about 60 minutes. 2 lbs of malt powder and 1 can of malt extract would be the main volume additions.
Is there a formula that would get me back to where I started?
Friends and I bought a kit, and launched our brewing adventure, the other day. So far, everything is going pretty well. I've got a roiling fermentation going, and I am confident that we kept things clean throughout.
We did, however, screw up our Original Specific Gravity reading with the hydrometer, and I'm wondering if I can convert my reading to an accurate one. Here's what happened:
Instead of taking the sample after we transferred the wort to the 3 gallons of water in carboy (extract brewing), we took the sample directly from the concentrated wort. Yeah, I know...what were we thinking? Anyway, our reading at about 80 degrees was 1.140.
We then strained our wort into the carboy, and topped up to about 5.25 gallons or so (added a little more water, thinking that our reading was WAY too high, hoping to drop our SG a notch or two).
The additional water over 5 gallons is probably not a deal breaker, but it would be awesome to know approximately what my reading would have been before fermentation started. Is it possible to extrapolate what the SG would have been?
We boiled 1.5 gallons in the kettle, along with the various ingredients, for about 60 minutes. 2 lbs of malt powder and 1 can of malt extract would be the main volume additions.
Is there a formula that would get me back to where I started?