Psylocide
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Hello all, first post... first batch.
Brewed Coopers Irish Stout with SA-04 on 11/23 and only added approx. 58% of the required DME, and about 83% of the required dextrose. This was due to me not having a scale and incorrectly converting volume to weight, and just being not to bright in general.
So, my OG was 1.022... which was supposed to be in the 1.056 - 1.040ish range (can't remember off the top of my head).
I figured my reading was wrong from all that I've read here, but I later discovered just how much fermentables I left out after doing more research into my low OG.
I had vigorous activity Sunday night, 5 in krausen, bubble, bubble, and it's still going away, though the krausen has receded to about 1". It's been 3 days now since my failure.
So, do I add more DME? I would boil in as little water possible and do a slow pour and leave it alone after that.
Or, what can I expect? I don't want a beer that's going to be 1% alcohol, although I don't think it works quite that way, but I guess if it's just a darker light session beer, I could deal with that instead of effing around with it.
TL/DR - I suck, OG is WAY low, do I add more DME/Dex?
Brewed Coopers Irish Stout with SA-04 on 11/23 and only added approx. 58% of the required DME, and about 83% of the required dextrose. This was due to me not having a scale and incorrectly converting volume to weight, and just being not to bright in general.
So, my OG was 1.022... which was supposed to be in the 1.056 - 1.040ish range (can't remember off the top of my head).
I figured my reading was wrong from all that I've read here, but I later discovered just how much fermentables I left out after doing more research into my low OG.
I had vigorous activity Sunday night, 5 in krausen, bubble, bubble, and it's still going away, though the krausen has receded to about 1". It's been 3 days now since my failure.
So, do I add more DME? I would boil in as little water possible and do a slow pour and leave it alone after that.
Or, what can I expect? I don't want a beer that's going to be 1% alcohol, although I don't think it works quite that way, but I guess if it's just a darker light session beer, I could deal with that instead of effing around with it.
TL/DR - I suck, OG is WAY low, do I add more DME/Dex?