elielilang
Active Member
I followed the recipe to a tee, hit all my temperature and timing marks but for some unknown reason my OG was about .015 lower than i wanted. Here is the basic breakdown.
5gal batch
.75 crystal 40L
.75 carapils
Steep 30 min
7lb amber LME
hops: magnum, cascade and nugget 4oz total (going to add 2 more cascade dryhopped in secondary)
I was expecting a OG of around .055 - .06 but I got .045 i know thats not a big deal, but there is lots of hops in this beer and i want it to be big all around.
My question : if i want to bump up the Final ABV a little (1-2%) is it ok to add a little dextros to the primary? it has been in for about 48 hours so far... any thoughts on doing this? or adding something else?
Thanks for the info. its my 3rd ever brew...
-Eli
5gal batch
.75 crystal 40L
.75 carapils
Steep 30 min
7lb amber LME
hops: magnum, cascade and nugget 4oz total (going to add 2 more cascade dryhopped in secondary)
I was expecting a OG of around .055 - .06 but I got .045 i know thats not a big deal, but there is lots of hops in this beer and i want it to be big all around.
My question : if i want to bump up the Final ABV a little (1-2%) is it ok to add a little dextros to the primary? it has been in for about 48 hours so far... any thoughts on doing this? or adding something else?
Thanks for the info. its my 3rd ever brew...
-Eli