GreenEnvy22
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While my all grain is still working away, I decided to make a quick extract kit.
I got a Muntons irish dublin style stout extract can, and 500g of their dark spraymalt, and 550g of dextrose. Also got 1oz of magnum (12.7 alpha) hops.
I boiled 3.5L of RO water, poured in the extract, spraymalt, and dextrose. Added hops via a mesh bag.
Boiled for 10 minutes, poured into fermenter bucket full of RO water. Topped up to just over 23L.
Took SG reading after stirring, 1.032.
I was expecting higher, buy maybe that extra 500ml or so watered it down?
So boiled a bit more water and added 300g more dextrose (all I had left) and 200g golden yellow sugar.
Then I was at 1.038, still a bit lower than I aimed for but will have to do.
Anyone see anything I did wrong that may have caused the low SG? or does that just happen sometime?
Measurements all with my hydrometer.
I got a Muntons irish dublin style stout extract can, and 500g of their dark spraymalt, and 550g of dextrose. Also got 1oz of magnum (12.7 alpha) hops.
I boiled 3.5L of RO water, poured in the extract, spraymalt, and dextrose. Added hops via a mesh bag.
Boiled for 10 minutes, poured into fermenter bucket full of RO water. Topped up to just over 23L.
Took SG reading after stirring, 1.032.
I was expecting higher, buy maybe that extra 500ml or so watered it down?
So boiled a bit more water and added 300g more dextrose (all I had left) and 200g golden yellow sugar.
Then I was at 1.038, still a bit lower than I aimed for but will have to do.
Anyone see anything I did wrong that may have caused the low SG? or does that just happen sometime?
Measurements all with my hydrometer.