JiveTurkey
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Brewed my third batch a week or so ago, an APA. The first two batches' OGs were close or right on the expected reading. However, this batch was considerably lower (1.048 when expecting 1.062).
General info: Extract with specialty grain brewer, partial boil, pour cooled wort from boil pot through strainer into fermenter and top up with water to 5 gallons.
Things I did differently this time compared to first two: Twice as much hops in the boil pot (4oz vs. 2oz); rather than pouring to-up water over hops in the strainer I used the handheld sprayer on the kitchen sink. I'm wondering if a lot of the sugars got stuck in the hops (which is why I wanted to try spraying it).
Another thing that was different: There was a lot of gunk at the bottom of the fermenter prior to adding yeast. Also, the hydrometer sample had a lot of floating, hazy stuff. Did using the sink sprayer force the hot and/or cold breaks into the fermenter?
What's the best way to get all of the potential sugars off the hops while minimizing break in the fermenter?
General info: Extract with specialty grain brewer, partial boil, pour cooled wort from boil pot through strainer into fermenter and top up with water to 5 gallons.
Things I did differently this time compared to first two: Twice as much hops in the boil pot (4oz vs. 2oz); rather than pouring to-up water over hops in the strainer I used the handheld sprayer on the kitchen sink. I'm wondering if a lot of the sugars got stuck in the hops (which is why I wanted to try spraying it).
Another thing that was different: There was a lot of gunk at the bottom of the fermenter prior to adding yeast. Also, the hydrometer sample had a lot of floating, hazy stuff. Did using the sink sprayer force the hot and/or cold breaks into the fermenter?
What's the best way to get all of the potential sugars off the hops while minimizing break in the fermenter?