basepaul21
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I just brewed my first batch over the weekend, Munton's Nut Brown Ale.
The can said the target OG is 1.040 to 1.044, but I got a reading of about 1.059 at a temperature of 65 F. The only reason I can guess as to why is because the can of LME said 1.8 kg (4 lbs) and that it says it makes 6 "UK" gallons. I'm only brewing 5 "US" gallons. I don't know if there's a difference between the two, or if I should be concerned at all. If it helps, I added 3 lbs of Amber DME to the LME and 1.5 gallons of water, and boiled for 45 mins. Then I added that to the fermenter with 3 gallons of cold water.
I haven't measured the gravity again yet, but I've read that a final gravity should be around 1.010 to 1.014. I'm assuming that's from the target OG, so should I expect fermentation to finish at a higher SG?
Thanks in advance!
Paul
The can said the target OG is 1.040 to 1.044, but I got a reading of about 1.059 at a temperature of 65 F. The only reason I can guess as to why is because the can of LME said 1.8 kg (4 lbs) and that it says it makes 6 "UK" gallons. I'm only brewing 5 "US" gallons. I don't know if there's a difference between the two, or if I should be concerned at all. If it helps, I added 3 lbs of Amber DME to the LME and 1.5 gallons of water, and boiled for 45 mins. Then I added that to the fermenter with 3 gallons of cold water.
I haven't measured the gravity again yet, but I've read that a final gravity should be around 1.010 to 1.014. I'm assuming that's from the target OG, so should I expect fermentation to finish at a higher SG?
Thanks in advance!
Paul