I'm doing a mini mash kit that uses the below ingredients. Also included in the list is PPPG of each item as I found them listed on a couple sites, and my estimated SG for each addition in a 5 gal. batch...
Specialty Grains:
1 lb. Special B Malt (27 PPPG) = 5.4
4 oz. Debittere Black Malt (22 PPPG ?) = 1.1
2.5 lb. Pale Ale Malt (32 PPPG) = 16
1 lb. Crystal 40 L Malt (29 PPPG) = 5.8
8 oz. Chocolate Malt (24 PPPG) = 2.4
Malt Extracts:
4 oz. Malto Dextrin (40 PPPG) = 2
5 lb. Extra Pale Extract (LME) (36 PPPG) = 36
1 lb Lactose Milk Sugar (40 PPPG) = 8
So, add those up and I figure I should be reading a 1.076 OG but the recipe states an OG of 1.067 and I just realized I didn't even account for the 5 min. additions as listed here:
1 oz. Belgian Cocoa Powder
1 oz. Vqnilla Powder
8 oz. Piloncillo Sugar
Question #1
I'm wondering why my estimate is so much higher than what the recipe estimates? I think most of my PPPG estimates were from howtobrew.com and figured an 85% efficiency, but even if I dropped it down to 80% (including the LME) that would only drop me to 1.072.
Note: I used a PPPG of 40 for the lactose because I found it stated as a mater of fact, anywhere from 30 to 44. So I'm not sure what it really is, but it was only 1 lb. And again, I didn't even include the 5 min additions into my calculations.
Question #2
I added a 1% alcohol boost option to the kit. I would expect that to have added another .0076 to the OG. That would have bumped the kit's estimate of 1.067 up to around 1.073, but my actual read OG at pitching was 1.068 even with the alcohol boost sugar.
The recipe called for a 45 min. mash at 150° F. That's pretty much what I did. I started at 155° and never dropped below 145°. What did I do to get such a lower reading?
Specialty Grains:
1 lb. Special B Malt (27 PPPG) = 5.4
4 oz. Debittere Black Malt (22 PPPG ?) = 1.1
2.5 lb. Pale Ale Malt (32 PPPG) = 16
1 lb. Crystal 40 L Malt (29 PPPG) = 5.8
8 oz. Chocolate Malt (24 PPPG) = 2.4
Malt Extracts:
4 oz. Malto Dextrin (40 PPPG) = 2
5 lb. Extra Pale Extract (LME) (36 PPPG) = 36
1 lb Lactose Milk Sugar (40 PPPG) = 8
So, add those up and I figure I should be reading a 1.076 OG but the recipe states an OG of 1.067 and I just realized I didn't even account for the 5 min. additions as listed here:
1 oz. Belgian Cocoa Powder
1 oz. Vqnilla Powder
8 oz. Piloncillo Sugar
Question #1
I'm wondering why my estimate is so much higher than what the recipe estimates? I think most of my PPPG estimates were from howtobrew.com and figured an 85% efficiency, but even if I dropped it down to 80% (including the LME) that would only drop me to 1.072.
Note: I used a PPPG of 40 for the lactose because I found it stated as a mater of fact, anywhere from 30 to 44. So I'm not sure what it really is, but it was only 1 lb. And again, I didn't even include the 5 min additions into my calculations.
Question #2
I added a 1% alcohol boost option to the kit. I would expect that to have added another .0076 to the OG. That would have bumped the kit's estimate of 1.067 up to around 1.073, but my actual read OG at pitching was 1.068 even with the alcohol boost sugar.
The recipe called for a 45 min. mash at 150° F. That's pretty much what I did. I started at 155° and never dropped below 145°. What did I do to get such a lower reading?