I have not calibrated using distilled water. I tested at 65 degrees right before pitching AFTER aerating the hell out of my carboy. The dme and the water were pretty spot on as I described. However, I had a question. Should I be focusing on adding more water and test at pre-boil? Like bring my...
Okay, so I am VERY new to brewing and this is my first post on hbt. Today I was attempting to brew my first partial mash... kind of. The recipe read more like a extract brew with 1.75 lbs of malt. Og was expected to be 1.079, I got 1.04... missed it by THIS much, lol.
1.0 lbs crystal 120l...