Hey all,
I'm making a version of Old Monster barleywine from Brewing Classic Styles. It calls for 16.7 pounds of light LME and aims for a pre-gravity boil of 1.098. I have added approx. 15 pounds of Northern Brewer Gold LME to 6 gallons of water, heated to dissolve the extract, and yet my gravity is currently about 1.055. How can this be? I'm tempted to add DME to reach the desired pre-boil gravity, but a little freaked out about the strange hydrometer reading. Any thoughts?
Thanks
I'm making a version of Old Monster barleywine from Brewing Classic Styles. It calls for 16.7 pounds of light LME and aims for a pre-gravity boil of 1.098. I have added approx. 15 pounds of Northern Brewer Gold LME to 6 gallons of water, heated to dissolve the extract, and yet my gravity is currently about 1.055. How can this be? I'm tempted to add DME to reach the desired pre-boil gravity, but a little freaked out about the strange hydrometer reading. Any thoughts?
Thanks