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Let me preface this by saying, I did measure my gravity OG and FG, but am concerned these measurements were off.
About 3 weeks ago I brewed what was supposed to be an Imperial IPA. I did a back to back brew. My intent was to brew both 5 gal batches in my small mashtun which has a rather high 80% efficiency. But after the first batch took an incredible amount of time to fly sparge, I decided I would use my larger MLT which has a lower efficiency.
The details, measured OG: 15 brix, FG 9.5-10 Brix. Around 5%
5 gal batch
69% - 11lbs - OiO Pale Malt
19% - 3lbs - Simpsons Maris Otter
6% - 1 lb - Carapils
12 oz - Pale Belgian Candy Sugar - 30min of boil
2% - Caramel Malts 60L
Mashed with most of the water needed and fly sparged the last 2 gal to rinse grains and get my boil vol.
90min boil. pH was fine. I only used my refractometer and it showed 15brix.
Fermented with 2L starter of WLP001.
So I the beer has carb'd up and just trying a sample and I can say it is boozy. Not that it tastes boozy, but I got half way through a bottle and I got an Imperial Stout sized buzz. Very warming. There's no way this beer is 5%. Based on the typical attenuation of WLP001, this would tell me the beer is closer to 1.080 OG
Does anyone have a method of measuring the ABV after the beer has been bottled, giving you have the FG?
Thanks
About 3 weeks ago I brewed what was supposed to be an Imperial IPA. I did a back to back brew. My intent was to brew both 5 gal batches in my small mashtun which has a rather high 80% efficiency. But after the first batch took an incredible amount of time to fly sparge, I decided I would use my larger MLT which has a lower efficiency.
The details, measured OG: 15 brix, FG 9.5-10 Brix. Around 5%
5 gal batch
69% - 11lbs - OiO Pale Malt
19% - 3lbs - Simpsons Maris Otter
6% - 1 lb - Carapils
12 oz - Pale Belgian Candy Sugar - 30min of boil
2% - Caramel Malts 60L
Mashed with most of the water needed and fly sparged the last 2 gal to rinse grains and get my boil vol.
90min boil. pH was fine. I only used my refractometer and it showed 15brix.
Fermented with 2L starter of WLP001.
So I the beer has carb'd up and just trying a sample and I can say it is boozy. Not that it tastes boozy, but I got half way through a bottle and I got an Imperial Stout sized buzz. Very warming. There's no way this beer is 5%. Based on the typical attenuation of WLP001, this would tell me the beer is closer to 1.080 OG
Does anyone have a method of measuring the ABV after the beer has been bottled, giving you have the FG?
Thanks