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I finally got around to bottling yesterday (been busy). I did add the DME but I never did dry hop. I tasted it when bottling and it tasted pretty good, and I'm thinking it will end up as one of my favorite beers I have brewed so far. I'll know for sure in a few weeks.

I didn't measure the OG, unfortunately. I found in Palmer's book that one pound of DME in one gallon of water will yield a gravity of 1.040. I wanted about double that and then I had to account for the water I used to boil with, so I ended up adding about 3 pounds of DME. That is overkill, but...

Thanks. I think I'll try adding some boiled DME now and add extra cascade hops in the secondary. Any idea how to calculate how much DME to add to one gallon of water to reach a gravity of 1.075?

Thanks for the reply. To clarify, I just brewed the black IPA today, and I was bottling a different batch at the same time. Would software like Brew Smith help me figure out the right amounts?

I was bottling my last batch while brewing my current batch. Apparently I had too much on my mind because I ended up with 6 gallons in my carboy instead of the intended 5. I have a 10 gallon brew kettle and a 7.5 gallon carboy, and I didn't notice I added an extra gallon of water until it was...

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