Been brewing for 3 years, always extract or partial mash.
Tonight I did a partial mash. I call it an XIPA, not quite a IIPA, but a strong IPA.
I did the usual, steeped 1.5lbs of specialty grains, boil 2G, put 3LB LME in at start of boil. At the end of the boil, I took the pot off of the burner, stirred in another 3lbs LME, 0.5lbs of Munich LME, and 1lbs corn sugar.
I did my usual quick cool.. Pour the wort on an ice block. Top off to 5G. Temperature is good to pitch yeast in 5 minutes or less.
But wait.... Boy does the wort look light and clear????!!!!
So I drop in the hydrometer, expecting about 1.063, get 1.015!!! Holy crap.. Look around, make sure all of my LME bottles are empty... Sugar gone. What the heck did I do wrong?
So I spray some starsan on a spatula, and stir... OG goes up to 1.030. So then I stir for a solid minute.. BOOM. 1.063.
Glad I didn't just pitch, because I rarely check OG since I have a huge extract base.
I hope the sugar doesn't just settle back on the bottom.
Maybe I should always boil the extract for a few minutes instead of adding at flameout.
Tonight I did a partial mash. I call it an XIPA, not quite a IIPA, but a strong IPA.
I did the usual, steeped 1.5lbs of specialty grains, boil 2G, put 3LB LME in at start of boil. At the end of the boil, I took the pot off of the burner, stirred in another 3lbs LME, 0.5lbs of Munich LME, and 1lbs corn sugar.
I did my usual quick cool.. Pour the wort on an ice block. Top off to 5G. Temperature is good to pitch yeast in 5 minutes or less.
But wait.... Boy does the wort look light and clear????!!!!
So I drop in the hydrometer, expecting about 1.063, get 1.015!!! Holy crap.. Look around, make sure all of my LME bottles are empty... Sugar gone. What the heck did I do wrong?
So I spray some starsan on a spatula, and stir... OG goes up to 1.030. So then I stir for a solid minute.. BOOM. 1.063.
Glad I didn't just pitch, because I rarely check OG since I have a huge extract base.
I hope the sugar doesn't just settle back on the bottom.
Maybe I should always boil the extract for a few minutes instead of adding at flameout.