Just a bit of grumbling....

[kh54s10]

I haven't brewed much this summer.... So three batches ago I boiled off just a bit more than I wanted to. Then on the next batch I boiled less vigorously and got almost half a gallon too much and a low OG. Today I thought I just upped the heat a little and ended up with 1/4 gallon too little but the gravity was spot on. Oh well just a little less beer. But, it was a wheat beer and there was more trub than usual that I didn't put into the fermenter, still not a whole 1/4 gallon though.

Gotta go electric and get indoors..... Now to win the lottery.

Added:
I just dumped the trub from the kettle. It might have been the difference. Much more that I usually discard. I guess the next time I do a wheat I will have to up the recipe a bit and allow for more trub......

 

[Rockn_M]

Are you able to strain the wort when you move it into your fermentation container? Remove any hops, proteins, etc might help with the trub loss.

 

[kh54s10]

I have strained before.... Found it not worth the trouble. Just have to remember the next time I do a wheat, and double mill, to add a little grain to account for a little more wort collected for preboil so I can leave some of the trub behind.

I could have dumped it into the fermenter and hope that it compacted enough to gain back the wort that I left in the kettle this time.

 

[betarhoalphadelta]

Y'all got beer. Whatcha grumblin' fer?

 

[kh54s10]

Y'all got beer. Whatcha grumblin' fer?

I might be a few pints short!!!!!!!

After looking at what I left in the boil kettle I see what happened. Just a lot more debris than usual. I assume due to the wheat and double milling.