Yin_Yang
Well-Known Member
i used this recipe today: https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f67/nut-brown-ag-30187/
The OG is supposed to be 1.054, but mine only came to 1.040. I had more sparge water than i could use. I was already at 6.5 gallons of wort, so i drained the remaining into a separate pot. Well i boiled the 6.5 down to 5.5, and when cooled it was like i said at 1.040. This is a huge difference isnt it? does that mean i didnt convert enough? My mash temp was about 4 degrees warmer (158) than the recipe. The only thing is i think i used more water than I should have, and hence, more diluted sugar.
My question is this. I have it in my fermenter now, and pitched the yeast. Should I try bumping up the Gravity by boiling the left over wort (that i didnt use in the boil), cooling it and adding it to the already pitched wort in the primary? or should i just leave it be? do i need to boil the left over wort for an hour again, or just get it to a boil for a few minutes to disinfect?
The OG is supposed to be 1.054, but mine only came to 1.040. I had more sparge water than i could use. I was already at 6.5 gallons of wort, so i drained the remaining into a separate pot. Well i boiled the 6.5 down to 5.5, and when cooled it was like i said at 1.040. This is a huge difference isnt it? does that mean i didnt convert enough? My mash temp was about 4 degrees warmer (158) than the recipe. The only thing is i think i used more water than I should have, and hence, more diluted sugar.
My question is this. I have it in my fermenter now, and pitched the yeast. Should I try bumping up the Gravity by boiling the left over wort (that i didnt use in the boil), cooling it and adding it to the already pitched wort in the primary? or should i just leave it be? do i need to boil the left over wort for an hour again, or just get it to a boil for a few minutes to disinfect?