Hey guys,
I just brewed my first batch in about 2 years and I have admittedly gone back to the noob stage. I brewed Ed Wort's Haus Pale Ale, and it was my first time using my new turkey fryer.
Previously, I had never really used the hydrometer, but instead just waited extra time before bottling/kegging. This time around, I wanted to things right. However, when the boil was done, and after I realized I had far too many non-homebrews to be competent in anything, I noticed that the hydrometer reading was 1.07 instead of the suggested 1.051. I also didn't take not of the temperature, but if I had to guess, I would say that it was hotter than the 60 degrees F that my hydro is rated. This would mean that the OG was actually even higher, correct? After pouring into my 6.5 glass, I realized that I most likely lost a lot of water during the boil (which would explain the higher OG, right?)
Today (10 days later) I took a sample and got a FG of 1.018ish (still not good at this). Is there any correlation between high OG and high FG?
I just brewed my first batch in about 2 years and I have admittedly gone back to the noob stage. I brewed Ed Wort's Haus Pale Ale, and it was my first time using my new turkey fryer.
Previously, I had never really used the hydrometer, but instead just waited extra time before bottling/kegging. This time around, I wanted to things right. However, when the boil was done, and after I realized I had far too many non-homebrews to be competent in anything, I noticed that the hydrometer reading was 1.07 instead of the suggested 1.051. I also didn't take not of the temperature, but if I had to guess, I would say that it was hotter than the 60 degrees F that my hydro is rated. This would mean that the OG was actually even higher, correct? After pouring into my 6.5 glass, I realized that I most likely lost a lot of water during the boil (which would explain the higher OG, right?)
Today (10 days later) I took a sample and got a FG of 1.018ish (still not good at this). Is there any correlation between high OG and high FG?