SanFranBrewer
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So just finished my first partial boil partial mash.....and of course my OG is waaaay too high.
I should be looking at an OG of 1.053 at 5 gal. Instead, I have something in the 1.066-68 range. I even attempted to filter my sample through a coffee filter to get out any sort of residual hops that may be throwing the reading. Temp was 68.
My brew math.
After mash I had around 3.6 gallons of mash showing a gravity of 1.031. My calcs showed at 3.6 gallons I was at 111 points. Looking for a total of 265 points, I added 154 points worth of DME, or 3.5 lbs.
After topping off to a final volume of 5 gallons and shaking the fermenter, I took 3 readings back to back, with the last one going through the filter.
I am hoping this is just another reason to up my gear with a 10gal for full boil. But if I did something wrong, I would love to get schooled. Thank god I made a starter.
Time to drown my sorrows in an old rasputin.
I should be looking at an OG of 1.053 at 5 gal. Instead, I have something in the 1.066-68 range. I even attempted to filter my sample through a coffee filter to get out any sort of residual hops that may be throwing the reading. Temp was 68.
My brew math.
After mash I had around 3.6 gallons of mash showing a gravity of 1.031. My calcs showed at 3.6 gallons I was at 111 points. Looking for a total of 265 points, I added 154 points worth of DME, or 3.5 lbs.
After topping off to a final volume of 5 gallons and shaking the fermenter, I took 3 readings back to back, with the last one going through the filter.
I am hoping this is just another reason to up my gear with a 10gal for full boil. But if I did something wrong, I would love to get schooled. Thank god I made a starter.
Time to drown my sorrows in an old rasputin.