I just put my first Hefeweizen into the fermenter but the Original Gravity was lower than I was aiming for. It ended up at 1.043 but I was aiming for 1.052.
My guess is that the reason was probably because:
To remedy the low OG I was thinking about feeding a little bit of sugar into the fermenter on day 3.
What suggestions do you guys have on this idea? Any alternatives that are perhaps better or should i just leave it alone and let this one run its course?
My guess is that the reason was probably because:
- I changed my equipment which resulted in less evaporation than in my previous boils. Was aiming for 25 liters but got 27,5 liters into the ferementer.
- The grain bill was 50% wheat malt so perhaps i should have expected a little bit lower efficiency than normally since I am using the Brew-In-A-Bag method. My actual efficiency was around 62%. Mash temp was also a little bit higher (+1 or 2 °C) than what I was aiming for (67 °C)
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Recipe: Hefeweizen
Brewer: Upstream
Asst Brewer:
Style: Weizen/Weissbier
TYPE: All Grain
Taste: (35,0)
Recipe Specifications
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Batch Size: 25,00 L
Boil Size: 31,39 L
Estimated OG: 1,052 SG
Estimated Color: 7,2 EBC
Estimated IBU: 13,0 IBU
Brewhouse Efficiency: 69,00 %
Boil Time: 60 Minutes
Ingredients:
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Amount Item Type % or IBU
3,00 kg Pilsner (Weyermann) (3,3 EBC) Grain 50,00 %
3,00 kg Wheat Malt, Pale (Weyermann) (3,9 EBC) Grain 50,00 %
30,00 gm Hallertauer [4,50 %] (60 min) Hops 13,0 IBU
0,33 tsp Irish Moss (Boil 10,0 min) Misc
10,00 gm Coriander Seed (Boil 5,0 min) Misc
13,21 gm Gypsum (Calcium Sulfate) (Mash 60,0 min) Misc
14,00 gm Orange Peel, Bitter (Boil 5,0 min) Misc
To remedy the low OG I was thinking about feeding a little bit of sugar into the fermenter on day 3.
What suggestions do you guys have on this idea? Any alternatives that are perhaps better or should i just leave it alone and let this one run its course?