I just brewed Jamil's Belgian Golden Strong Ale from Brewing Classic Styles. Basic recipe is 11lbs pilsener, 3lbs table sugar and 37ibs of Saaz hops (3oz @3aa for this batch, a bit low).
My question is, how on god's green earth is my OG 1.130? I measured on a refractometer and hydrometer to confirm. What the heck?
T
Details below:
Recipe Specifications
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Boil Size: 7.48 gal
Post Boil Volume: 5.98 gal
Batch Size (fermenter): 5.00 gal
Bottling Volume: 4.60 gal
Estimated OG: 1.087 SG
Estimated Color: 3.6 SRM
Estimated IBU: 27.3 IBUs
Brewhouse Efficiency: 72.00 %
Est Mash Efficiency: 87.9 %
Boil Time: 90 Minutes
Ingredients:
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Amt Name Type # %/IBU
176.00 oz Pilsen (Dingemans) (1.6 SRM) Grain 1 78.6 %
48.00 oz Sugar, Table (Sucrose) (1.0 SRM) Sugar 2 21.4 %
3.00 oz Saaz [3.00 %] - Boil 90.0 min Hop 3 27.3 IBUs
2.0 pkg Belgian Strong Ale (Wyeast Labs #1388) [ Yeast 4 -
Mash Schedule: 149* - Single Infusion, Light Body, No Mash Out - 90 minutes
Total Grain Weight: 224.00 oz
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Name Description Step Temperat Step Time
Mash In Add 13.75 qt of water at 160.2 F 149.0 F 90 min
Sparge: Fly sparge with 5.61 gal water at 168.0 F
Notes:
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My question is, how on god's green earth is my OG 1.130? I measured on a refractometer and hydrometer to confirm. What the heck?
T
Details below:
Recipe Specifications
--------------------------
Boil Size: 7.48 gal
Post Boil Volume: 5.98 gal
Batch Size (fermenter): 5.00 gal
Bottling Volume: 4.60 gal
Estimated OG: 1.087 SG
Estimated Color: 3.6 SRM
Estimated IBU: 27.3 IBUs
Brewhouse Efficiency: 72.00 %
Est Mash Efficiency: 87.9 %
Boil Time: 90 Minutes
Ingredients:
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Amt Name Type # %/IBU
176.00 oz Pilsen (Dingemans) (1.6 SRM) Grain 1 78.6 %
48.00 oz Sugar, Table (Sucrose) (1.0 SRM) Sugar 2 21.4 %
3.00 oz Saaz [3.00 %] - Boil 90.0 min Hop 3 27.3 IBUs
2.0 pkg Belgian Strong Ale (Wyeast Labs #1388) [ Yeast 4 -
Mash Schedule: 149* - Single Infusion, Light Body, No Mash Out - 90 minutes
Total Grain Weight: 224.00 oz
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Name Description Step Temperat Step Time
Mash In Add 13.75 qt of water at 160.2 F 149.0 F 90 min
Sparge: Fly sparge with 5.61 gal water at 168.0 F
Notes:
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Created with BeerSmith 2 - http://www.beersmith.com
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