low OG problem --

woollybugger2 said:

Mini Mash Brown Ale

4 Lbs LME

4.5 lbs 2-row Brewers Malt
14 oz Victory Malt
14 oz Special Roast Malt
14 oz Crystal 60 Malt
2 oz Chocolate Malt

.75 oz Galena pellet hops
.25 Stryian golding pellet hops
.5 Stryian golding pellet hops

So this kit came with a nylon grain bag, and it was long an narrow and wouldn't fit into the pot all at once. I fiddled with it this way and that way and ended up with a wort with an OG of 1.038 the SG specified in the recipe is 1.064!

After contacting the supplier, he suggested that I boil up 2 pounds of DME, cool it and add it to the now fermenting wort.

My question is what do I do about a OG reading and how can I calculate the ABV percentage?

Advice/comments on this procedure????


I'm going to get a bigger pot!

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ajf said:

Did you stir really well after adding the top-up water? If not, your gravity could have been considerably higher than what you measured.

If your ABV is really important to you, you need to get a refractometer and take brix and gravity readings of the fermented beer. Then see Brew Your Own: The How-To Homebrew Beer Magazine - Projects and Equipment - Refractometers (ABV) for the math involved in determining the ABV from these two readings. I have no idea as to how accurate this would be.

-a.

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