I just finished brewing a TrueBrew Nut Brown Ale kit (my second brew ever). The OG listed on the kit instructions is 1.051. My reading came out as 1.094. A good deal higher...almost unbelievable since it came from a mass produced kit. The ingredients involved are:
3.3 lb hopped light liquid extract
1.0 lb light dry extract
1.0 lb amber dry extract
1.0 lb special dark brown sugar
8 oz. Dark Crystal Specialty grains
6 oz. Chocolate Specialty grains
1 oz. Roasted Barley Specialty grains
1 oz. Fuggle Pellets
Anybody have any idea where the extra 40 points came from? I searched around the forum some and saw some ideas others have had before. So to skip past those:
Steeped specialty grains at ~160F for 30 minutes
Added all the malt extracts and boiled for ~50 minutes
Actual boil volume was ~2 gal. Diluted to 5 gal in fermenter
I picked up the full fermenter and shook it for about 2 minutes so I don't think mixing is a problem.
Pulled sample to test SG after done with mixing.
Let me know if you have any ideas. Thanks in advance!
3.3 lb hopped light liquid extract
1.0 lb light dry extract
1.0 lb amber dry extract
1.0 lb special dark brown sugar
8 oz. Dark Crystal Specialty grains
6 oz. Chocolate Specialty grains
1 oz. Roasted Barley Specialty grains
1 oz. Fuggle Pellets
Anybody have any idea where the extra 40 points came from? I searched around the forum some and saw some ideas others have had before. So to skip past those:
Steeped specialty grains at ~160F for 30 minutes
Added all the malt extracts and boiled for ~50 minutes
Actual boil volume was ~2 gal. Diluted to 5 gal in fermenter
I picked up the full fermenter and shook it for about 2 minutes so I don't think mixing is a problem.
Pulled sample to test SG after done with mixing.
Let me know if you have any ideas. Thanks in advance!