Original gravity is off the chart. How do i measure?

[graudave]

So the original gravity is off the charts and we are unsure how to measure it. The intended original gravity was 1.090. It looks like if the hydrometer continued to go down it would have been 1.180. How do we measure this thing.

 

[dogbar]

Looks like you need a taller cylinder

What are the details on your batch? It's pretty tough to miss by that much. It's most likely a broken hydrometer.

 

[oxpajama]

If it doesn't read 1.000 in water... you know.

Otherwise, measure a sample and dilute it with the exact same volume of water... multiply that reading by two, there's your gravity.

 

[graudave]

Take off you hosers. He is a picture of it in water

 

[dogbar]

What's a hoser? Is that someone who doesn't accidentally use a 10 gallon recipe to brew a five gallon batch?

 

[graudave]

I did the diluted in water trick and it comes out to an original gravity of 1.190. I might have to add another packet of yeast in a couple days.

 

[graudave]

Differently a five gallon batch, so the alcohol content we be around 20%

 

[stevo4361]

I seriously doubt you hit 20 %, due to the extreme measures it takes to get yeast of any sort to go through that type of fermentation. Most likely end up with a syrupy sweet mess. Good luck though

 

[Hello]

This confuses me. And I too doubt you have 20% abv.

 

[graudave]

Is there a high gravity yeast I can add in a couple days to help? The recipe is in a book? I don't have it with me so I'll let you know later, but we followed it perfectly... Of so we thought.

 

[graudave]

Champagne yeast?

 

[graudave]

That is tolerant to 17%

 

[graudave]

The complete homebrew beer book by George Hummel

 

[KurtB]

Ignoring the fact that this should be in a forum other than "Announcements & Feedback", I would love to see the recipe.


You may find some Belgian yeast that could be tolerant to 17%, and white labs sells a yeast that they claim is good to 25% (WLP099), but you will have to have a lot of aeration and pitch a huge starter.

 

[smccarter]

What's a hoser? Is that someone who doesn't accidentally use a 10 gallon recipe to brew a five gallon batch?

Maybe you're too young to remember Bob and Doug McKenzie from SCTV.

Classic television.

 

[reverendj1]

To get that far off, you would either have to have the most insane efficiency (100%+), or you are using extract (or large sugar additions, etc.) and didn't get it all mixed in properly. I'm going with human error.

 

[reverendj1]

Maybe you're too young to remember Bob and Doug McKenzie from SCTV.

Classic television.

I just watched Strange Brew this weekend. Still a great movie.