kempbartlett
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Hey everyone , first time poster here, so i hope you all can help
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Im about to do hopefully my last extract brew, but before i do, i wanted to ask about a problem i've been having with my original gravity reading. I've been doing roughly a 3.5 Gal boil (with 5 gal of ingredients worth) , then after chilling, i have been pouring the concentrated wort into the carboy and then after, adding water to arrive at 5 Gallons. At this point i've been using a turkey baster to suck up my wort from the carboy and put it into my Hydrometer.... so im assuming this should all be sounding pretty familiar to you all still in the basic extract phase. The problem is my O.G. is always been wayyyy lower than expected ( like often much closer to what my finished gravity was supposed to be ). i would assume this is because the water i've added to the top of my wort is still the majority of what is at the top of the carboy because this "test" wort is pulled up often only 10 or less minutes after everything is put in the carboy. So i guess what im asking is 1. have other home brewers experienced similar problems? 2. How should i go about recording an accurate O.G. ? 3. And assuming i should be taking this reading later after things have mixed in a little better , don't i then run the risk of contamination? I'm yet to have a contaminated batch , but i have also always been very concision of keeping sterile throughout the process and making sure to VERY rarely open the carboy ( max 3 times and that's not until the very last week before getting ready to bottle)-- Sorry for the story^ but i appreciate the help!
Kemp
Im about to do hopefully my last extract brew, but before i do, i wanted to ask about a problem i've been having with my original gravity reading. I've been doing roughly a 3.5 Gal boil (with 5 gal of ingredients worth) , then after chilling, i have been pouring the concentrated wort into the carboy and then after, adding water to arrive at 5 Gallons. At this point i've been using a turkey baster to suck up my wort from the carboy and put it into my Hydrometer.... so im assuming this should all be sounding pretty familiar to you all still in the basic extract phase. The problem is my O.G. is always been wayyyy lower than expected ( like often much closer to what my finished gravity was supposed to be ). i would assume this is because the water i've added to the top of my wort is still the majority of what is at the top of the carboy because this "test" wort is pulled up often only 10 or less minutes after everything is put in the carboy. So i guess what im asking is 1. have other home brewers experienced similar problems? 2. How should i go about recording an accurate O.G. ? 3. And assuming i should be taking this reading later after things have mixed in a little better , don't i then run the risk of contamination? I'm yet to have a contaminated batch , but i have also always been very concision of keeping sterile throughout the process and making sure to VERY rarely open the carboy ( max 3 times and that's not until the very last week before getting ready to bottle)-- Sorry for the story^ but i appreciate the help!
Kemp