Hi,
This is my first post but been reading this forum a lot. I want to thank everybody for helping me during my first 5 AG Batch. 3 out of 5 batch went well in gravity and volume measurement and was pretty much in the target Beersmith gave me. My last batch I made was a DIPA of 35Lfinal volume and 527g of hop. When I took my pre-boil gravity I was 2 point under the Beersmith estimate. My OG was 9 point under. The volume of wort was pretty much at the 35L mark.
I remember my first IPA batch I had an higher pre-boil than OG and I found in this forum that we should take the measurement when the boil begin to make sure it have time to stir a little.
But now I think that I didn't take my OG reading are the right time. What I do is I cool the wort with an immersion chiller, once I have the right temperature I remove the chiller and make a whirpool for 2 minutes and let it sit 10 minute. My kettle have a valve at the bottom and I put my fermentation bucket under the valve so the wort is splashing in the fermenter. this is when I take my sample for OG. Is there another way I should do?
On a second note I did my first starter for this batch and I forgot about the stir bar in my flask so I throw it in my fermenter. Should I try to remove it or let it there for the week.
Thanks in advance for your answer and if I'm not clear let my know since my first language is French I probably make some errors.
This is my first post but been reading this forum a lot. I want to thank everybody for helping me during my first 5 AG Batch. 3 out of 5 batch went well in gravity and volume measurement and was pretty much in the target Beersmith gave me. My last batch I made was a DIPA of 35Lfinal volume and 527g of hop. When I took my pre-boil gravity I was 2 point under the Beersmith estimate. My OG was 9 point under. The volume of wort was pretty much at the 35L mark.
I remember my first IPA batch I had an higher pre-boil than OG and I found in this forum that we should take the measurement when the boil begin to make sure it have time to stir a little.
But now I think that I didn't take my OG reading are the right time. What I do is I cool the wort with an immersion chiller, once I have the right temperature I remove the chiller and make a whirpool for 2 minutes and let it sit 10 minute. My kettle have a valve at the bottom and I put my fermentation bucket under the valve so the wort is splashing in the fermenter. this is when I take my sample for OG. Is there another way I should do?
On a second note I did my first starter for this batch and I forgot about the stir bar in my flask so I throw it in my fermenter. Should I try to remove it or let it there for the week.
Thanks in advance for your answer and if I'm not clear let my know since my first language is French I probably make some errors.