jayhuff
Well-Known Member
Today I am in the process of my first AG batch and I have a question...
Can I take a sample right after I combine the mash and sparge together, cool the sample down and get an acurate SG reading? I think it might be too low because of having to boil off extra water. Is that correct?
I am asking because I did this and got a reading of 1.036 and it should be 1.069! If I missed it that much I want to add some DME to get it up there.
My other thought then is to wait till after the boil off and then take a reading. If it is still off I may add DME then.
Any help would be great.
-Jay
Can I take a sample right after I combine the mash and sparge together, cool the sample down and get an acurate SG reading? I think it might be too low because of having to boil off extra water. Is that correct?
I am asking because I did this and got a reading of 1.036 and it should be 1.069! If I missed it that much I want to add some DME to get it up there.
My other thought then is to wait till after the boil off and then take a reading. If it is still off I may add DME then.
Any help would be great.
-Jay