5 gal batch-6 gal wort

[aeviaanah]

I recently brewed a 5 gal batch and ended up with 6 gal of wort. I've learned a valuable lesson, that is to measure wort volume before flameout.

Og was 1.043 what can I expect. It's an American wheat

 

[TheHomebrewNerd]

You can probably expect a slightly lighter, lower alcohol version of the beer you intended to brew. I suspect you still may end up with a decent beer though as your OG isn't low enough to really worry.

For your next batch, I'd suggest you measure wort volume well before flameout though. If you continued to boil to reduce volume rather than stopping at the end of your normal boil time, you'd end up with increased bitterness due to boiling your hops longer. You really want to make that adjustment at the start of your boil, before adding hops, not at the end. Once you understand your system boil off rate, you'll know exactly how much wort to start with to hit your final volume dead on.

The Homebrew Nerd
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[aeviaanah]

You can probably expect a slightly lighter, lower alcohol version of the beer you intended to brew. I suspect you still may end up with a decent beer though as your OG isn't low enough to really worry.

For your next batch, I'd suggest you measure wort volume well before flameout though. If you continued to boil to reduce volume rather than stopping at the end of your normal boil time, you'd end up with increased bitterness due to boiling your hops longer. You really want to make that adjustment at the start of your boil, before adding hops, not at the end. Once you understand your system boil off rate, you'll know exactly how much wort to start with to hit your final volume dead on.

The Homebrew Nerd
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Thanks for the reply man. I havent quit got all that figured out. I used some calculators but it didnt work out. I guess I need about 1 gallon less at start of boil

 

[strambo]

After primary fermentation is complete...rack a gallon of it onto some fruit!