OldGreg
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Hi everyone! Did my first brew last night. It was a 4 gallon BIAB American pale ale. The target OG is 1.056 and I measured 1.080 at 72F from the fermentation bucket. I followed the recipe from brewing classic styles adjusting the grain bill to 4 gallons instead of 5 (used 0.8 multiplying factor). When I went to my lhbs, they added 15% by weight to my grain numbers. I also got the grain milled twice. Final actual weight of grain was 12.21 lbs. I started with 5.5 gallons of water and ended with a little over 4 gallons of wort. I used one rehydrated pack of US-05 yeast.
Im using a 5 gallon fermentation bucket so I didnt add water to drop the OG because space was limited. I also didnt realize 1.080 was so high because Im new (sorry). I pitched the yeast as is. Did I screw up? I havent noticed any airlock activity but its only rested for about 6 hrs. What should I expect and should I adjust anything?
Im using a 5 gallon fermentation bucket so I didnt add water to drop the OG because space was limited. I also didnt realize 1.080 was so high because Im new (sorry). I pitched the yeast as is. Did I screw up? I havent noticed any airlock activity but its only rested for about 6 hrs. What should I expect and should I adjust anything?