Vintage Iron
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I'm relatively new to brewing (About 6 batches in) and have a relatively simplistic question.
I just figured out the concept of adding DME to the cooled wort to bring FG up if it is low. My question, is WHEN does one add DME? My normal brew day has me dumping cooled wort into the bigmouth fermenter, then adding water.
I've read about some brewers adding DME at the end of the boil. How would you know where your FG is (and how much DME to add) if you're going to add water to the fermenter to bring the batch up to the 5 gal mark after the fact? I've also read of some adding DME (boiled in a bit of water) to the cooled wort in the fermenter, which makes more sense, but still how does one calculate the add amount?
I guess I'm basically lost on this, so any guidance you can lend is greatly appreciated!
I just figured out the concept of adding DME to the cooled wort to bring FG up if it is low. My question, is WHEN does one add DME? My normal brew day has me dumping cooled wort into the bigmouth fermenter, then adding water.
I've read about some brewers adding DME at the end of the boil. How would you know where your FG is (and how much DME to add) if you're going to add water to the fermenter to bring the batch up to the 5 gal mark after the fact? I've also read of some adding DME (boiled in a bit of water) to the cooled wort in the fermenter, which makes more sense, but still how does one calculate the add amount?
I guess I'm basically lost on this, so any guidance you can lend is greatly appreciated!