Phreak
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Hi folks,
I just recently made a West Coast IPA DME kit where I hit my OG dead-on (1.064), but my FG was lower than expected by 8 points (1.007) based off the kit's estimate (1.015). I fermented pretty much the whole time between 62-64. Although I'm not too worried because the sample tasted great, I'm more curious as to what might be the cause of it? This was a 3 gallon kit and I used a full pack of US-05. Would this be an overpitching issue, maybe? I know extract kits are just an estimate on gravity but it seems odd it would be off by that many points, no? As always, any insight is greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.
I just recently made a West Coast IPA DME kit where I hit my OG dead-on (1.064), but my FG was lower than expected by 8 points (1.007) based off the kit's estimate (1.015). I fermented pretty much the whole time between 62-64. Although I'm not too worried because the sample tasted great, I'm more curious as to what might be the cause of it? This was a 3 gallon kit and I used a full pack of US-05. Would this be an overpitching issue, maybe? I know extract kits are just an estimate on gravity but it seems odd it would be off by that many points, no? As always, any insight is greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.