Jeepaholic
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last night I brewed this kit. It was all grain with Whyeast http://www.apexbrewwares.com/Recipe-Kits/Kolsch-American-Wheat.html The only thing I did differently was to add a ounce of sweet orange zest at 5 minutes.
My preboil gravity was 1.30. but it was supposed to be 1.040. I also noticed I should have had 6.5 gallons of wort but actually had a little over 8. I figured I would just boil longer so I set the timer for a 2 hour boil. I check it a half hour later and it hadn't changed much. So to bump the gravity a bit I added 2 cups of white sugar. proceeded with my boil and some how at the end I only ended up with 4 1/4 gallons. I should of had 5.5. my O.G. is now 1.080, it should have been 1.045. I was going to add a gallon of spring water from the store but it was midnight and I figured to see what it does. I'm not worried about it being bad I'm just wondering what should I expect.
I will say the Yeast seem to be loving it, there is a 3" tall krauzen and with in a hour it was bubbling like crazy.
Thanks for any input on what to expect or what I should have done.
Marcus
My preboil gravity was 1.30. but it was supposed to be 1.040. I also noticed I should have had 6.5 gallons of wort but actually had a little over 8. I figured I would just boil longer so I set the timer for a 2 hour boil. I check it a half hour later and it hadn't changed much. So to bump the gravity a bit I added 2 cups of white sugar. proceeded with my boil and some how at the end I only ended up with 4 1/4 gallons. I should of had 5.5. my O.G. is now 1.080, it should have been 1.045. I was going to add a gallon of spring water from the store but it was midnight and I figured to see what it does. I'm not worried about it being bad I'm just wondering what should I expect.
I will say the Yeast seem to be loving it, there is a 3" tall krauzen and with in a hour it was bubbling like crazy.
Thanks for any input on what to expect or what I should have done.
Marcus