How Close Am I to AG? New Equipment.

O'rite, today was my second AG brew day. Irish ale. I over shot my numbers this time! Not a bad thing. Just have to note that for next time.



One dumbass thing I did was leave the valve open while pouring in my sparge water! Goddamn it.



If I am calculating my efficiency correctly using a standard hydrometer calibrated to 60 degrees I measured 7 gallon pre-boil gravity at 1.032 at 145 degrees F. I'm not sure these type of hydrometers can even accurately measure at that high of a temp but with the temp correction I get - 1.049. Target pre-boil OG was 1.046



Post boil OG = 1.062



Target OG = 1.057



efficiency = 73-74% I set up my brewing software for 68% so wooooo!

Was about a 5 hour brew day with cleanup and all included.

It was 178 degrees outside today. I'm beat.

 

Man, 178 degrees out, I would be beat too! glad it was a good brew day!

 

Good job!

 

i think leaving the valve open was okay, you just did a fly sparge

 

Yeah I'm not too worried about it. All in all it was better than the first AG brew day, so I am happy.

Todays project.... Build a stir plate!


Them gonna be some happy yeast now >

 

Stir plate's a nice addition