gtpro
Well-Known Member
When I was a new brewer, all it did was unnecessarily freak me out, (hence my hilarious sig.) Now that I'm a more experienced brewer, I look at my grain bill, make sure I hit my mash temp and just go with it.
If you take your OG on brew day, and its too low then you just stressed yourself out and there's nothing you can really do about it. If its too high you might hastily splash some water in there in hopes to balance it out, but thats never gonna be right.
As far as FG, maybe I have too much faith but the yeast always seem to do their job, and a few points one way or the other isn't gonna make a difference.
A lot of hydrometers are based on a really low temp (55F I think), so their readings must be scaled, thats a pain.
Plus you gotta waste like half a beer to do all this!
Am I justified or is this taking a major step backwards in my quest to brew awesome beer?
If you take your OG on brew day, and its too low then you just stressed yourself out and there's nothing you can really do about it. If its too high you might hastily splash some water in there in hopes to balance it out, but thats never gonna be right.
As far as FG, maybe I have too much faith but the yeast always seem to do their job, and a few points one way or the other isn't gonna make a difference.
A lot of hydrometers are based on a really low temp (55F I think), so their readings must be scaled, thats a pain.
Plus you gotta waste like half a beer to do all this!
Am I justified or is this taking a major step backwards in my quest to brew awesome beer?