jdphillips73
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exactly at what point do i test for OG? preboil, postboil, wort still hot, cooled? I have no idea.
Just to be sure of the OPs wording, after it's topped up to five gallons if that's your batch size (I actually mix with a spoon at this point). And like the above poster said, before adding the yeast.exactly at what point do i test for OG? preboil, postboil, wort still hot, cooled? I have no idea.
Best practice ...if you brew professionally?True best practice is to measure gravity at multiple points of your process. I measure two or three times during mash, at first run, second run, pre-boil, during boil (not always but when I feel I am off target for my desired OG), and then again at post-boil (cooled) for OG.
Best practice ...if you brew professionally?
I'm not sure what 8 gravity readings on brew day would help me accomplish. Could you elaborate on this please?
One pre-boil gravity could tell whether additional boiling (or added DME/sugar) is needed to increase gravity.
One post-boil gravity will tell whether additional water is needed to decrease gravity.
I'm really not sure why I'd need more readings.
I have good accuracy with just the single post-boil reading.
Agree to disagree I guess.
Cheers.
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