stephelton
Well-Known Member
Just finished brewing. I overshot my OG by around 0.01. I ended up with 1.075, was wanting to hit mid to low 1.060's. Unfortunately, I cut the hops back a bit this time, because last time I made this recipe I thought the hops were a bit much.
I'm wondering if I should dilute it, maybe add half a gallon of water or so. It's fermenting in a 15 gallon container, and is about 10 gallons right now.
What baffles me is that my sample pre-boil was about 1.047, at about 11.5 gallons. I forgot to sample the volume after boiling, which makes this a mess; however, I'm using a 12" thermowell, and it can reach the wort (with a small margin) which means it must be at least about 9 to 9.5 gallons. So that rules out an absurd boil off.
I took another sample with a wine theif, from the middle of the fermenter, and it's even higher than the first sample -- 1.076. I calibrated the refractometer I'm using (with distilled water), to rule that out. It was negligibly off.
This is my "Brown Brew" recipe:
I used 1.5 oz of the Northern brewer though. This might end up being a bit malty.
Anyway, it's obvious that I really nailed my efficiency and I've got a strong beer on my hands. I'm wondering if I should dilute it a bit before it ferments.
Thoughts?
I'm wondering if I should dilute it, maybe add half a gallon of water or so. It's fermenting in a 15 gallon container, and is about 10 gallons right now.
What baffles me is that my sample pre-boil was about 1.047, at about 11.5 gallons. I forgot to sample the volume after boiling, which makes this a mess; however, I'm using a 12" thermowell, and it can reach the wort (with a small margin) which means it must be at least about 9 to 9.5 gallons. So that rules out an absurd boil off.
I took another sample with a wine theif, from the middle of the fermenter, and it's even higher than the first sample -- 1.076. I calibrated the refractometer I'm using (with distilled water), to rule that out. It was negligibly off.
This is my "Brown Brew" recipe:
Code:
% Amount Name Origin Potential SRM
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67.0 17.81 lbs. Pale Malt(2-row) America 73.35 2
8.2 2.19 lbs. Amber Malt Great Britain 65.04 35
7.9 2.10 lbs. Crystal 20L America 71.27 20
11.8 3.14 lbs. Munich Malt(2-row) America 71.27 6
5.1 1.34 lbs. Biscuit Malt Great Britain 71.27 35
Hops
Amount Name Form Alpha IBU Boil Time
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1.50 oz. Northern Brewer Pellet 9.10 32.8 90 min.
2.00 oz. Willamette Pellet 3.40 4.0 15 min.
I used 1.5 oz of the Northern brewer though. This might end up being a bit malty.
Anyway, it's obvious that I really nailed my efficiency and I've got a strong beer on my hands. I'm wondering if I should dilute it a bit before it ferments.
Thoughts?