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It would have to be almost 3/4 of a gallon off. And being that it fills up a 5 gallon carboy to the 5 gallon line, I don't think that's the case.

As simple of an answer as that is, it is indeed possible. It was my first visit to a different brew store and they measured the grains for me. I don't have a recipe calc in front of me, how much vienna and/or white wheat would it take to raise OG 9 points?

I tried another: (Gravity points)x(Volume)=Total points. 54*5=270 points. 63*(vol)=270pts -> 4.29 gallons. That sounds more realistic, but I filled up to the 5 gallon line on my carboy. Yooper- any thoughts? Quintuple-check the numbers I've already checked 4 times?

I had a hunch, but I can't seem to find the math anywhere to give me a better answer. Anybody have the equation I can use to compare volumes and gravities?

Is that right? Anybody able to double-check my math?

Figured it out... G1*V1=G2*V2 Wow...that says that I poured 2/3 cup less topoff water than I needed. Crazy, didn't realize it had that much of an effect. So, can I just (gently) pour in 2/3 cup boiled, sanitized water and be fine?

Thanks Yooper. For some reason (maybe bc it's Monday) my brain is dumb and I can't remember the math to figure out the math to calculate top-off water as a function of gravity. As in, if I wanted to figure out how much water to add to drop the OG to it's originally calculated value... can ya...

Seriously, the question I'm asking is not how to calculate efficiency, I'm trying to figure out where the 9 point disparity in my OG came from. I can tell you more detail about my (partial) mashing procedure, etc, if need be. Can anybody help!?

Huh... I filled my carboy up to 5 gallons like usual, not any more or less than the last few times. Could be though. I guess I'll check out the efficiency calculations. I just am not really sure why my OG is so much higher than calculated. I'll just let it ferment out, I just didn't plan on...

Hello? Anybody? Anything?

does the higher-than-calculated og indicate a thinner/more fermentable wort? I appreciate the clarification on efficiency, but I am more curious about what the results will be.

Gotcha. Well even if I can't check my actual efficiency now, what's with the 10 point OG discrepancy? And I promise the numbers have been checked several times. :)

Hello everybody! Just got done brewing a saison. Used the following: 4# Pilsen DME 3# Vienna 8oz White Wheat Malt 2oz Caramunich I Calc OG: 1.054 from 2 different recipe calculators For my partial mash, I have to use my oven and fudge the temperatures a little bit. I started with...

So here's what I'm going with: WLP565 4# x-light DME 3# Vienna 8oz Wheat malt 2oz Belgian Caramunich 1oz Czech Saaz (FWH) 1oz EKG (25 min) 1oz St. Goldings/Fuggle (10 min) OG 1.054 FG <1.010 (yeast allowing) IBU ~25-30 Mash around 148 for 45 min Yeast nutrient and irish moss in boil...

Restaurants charge a markup because they can. If it bothers you, order water and buy the same beer from the beer store on the way home I knowingly paid $45 for a bottle of year-old RR Temptation at a beer bar and enjoyed every sip. Welcome to craft beer.

Ha! That's the kind of fermentation I'm used to, very vigorous, and very soon after pitching! Vive la difference, oui?

Haha yeah... flavor only really matters to a small, tight-knit group of radicals. Even with the new hop additons, it's gonna be a pretty sweet stout. Is that what you have in mind? If you want a more balanced stout, I would recommend getting a higher AA bittering hop like Northern Brewer or...

Hop on that website, or your favorite piece of brewing software, and punch it in, see where it leaves you in terms of IBUs. 30 min will add a chunk of IBUs, and 15 will also add a small amount. Don't hesitate to look back at other stout recipes you've brewed and liked to see how those hop...

Man. I know that bugs can be awesome, but when I get around to brewing with Brett and his cousins Lacto and Pedio, I'm gonna have to put a tshirt over the carboy and avoid eye contact with it till it's done. Those pictures made my skin crawl and stomach turns.

Try beercalculus.hopville.org, it's an easy, straight-forward recipe calculator, you can mess around with amounts of everything and get a good idea of what it will end up like. Again, good luck!