can I please get a quick math check?

I have 5 gallons of beer with an OG of 1.074. Tonight, I added 1 pound of turbinado sugar (dissolved in a negligible amount of water and boiled). Assuming that turbinado were as fermentable as sucrose (48 points per gallon), I just raised my OG from 1.074 to 1.084.

1 pound * (48 points per gallon/5 gallons) = 9.6 points

1.074 + 0.0096 = 1.0836 = 1.084

Right?

(I realize than in actuality, turbinado is probably slightly less fermentable than pure sucrose.)

Looks ok to me, but I'm no math wiz. But...why don't you just take a hydro reading?

Yes that is correct.

Thanks for your help, guys! I'm kind of tired and just wanted to make sure I calculated it correctly before I wrote the revised OG in my notebook.

Gonefishing said:

Looks ok to me, but I'm no math wiz. But...why don't you just take a hydro reading?

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I brewed it a week ago and wanted to add the specialty sugar after primary fermentation had ended to preserve its flavor.

Plus, I haven't invested in a thief yet...

a turkey baster works too...

a turkey baster works too...

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A piece of hose will work as well. But you would need the OG, and the gravities before and after the addition. You probably don't want to stir it in well enough to get an accurate reading anyway.

BeerSmith thinks its potential is only 44 points which gives you a revised OG of 1.083.