So I just did my first brew - used the northern brewer 5gal kit and had the specific gravity tester as well. Block Party Amber Ale.
My measured gravity right before putting it into the fermenter was 1.110, which is way high for an ale. What did I do wrong...
My steps:
1) Steeped grains for 20 min as 2.5 US Gallons water heated
2) Boiled after steeped grains were removed
3) turned off heat, stirred in Malt Extract
4) Slow boil for 60 min with hops in a muslin bag
5) cooled using a wort chiller coil to about 64 deg F (40min or so)
6) Measured gravity using the Northern Brewer Gravity testing kit - extracted using a sanitized wine thief and test tube...gravity measure thing floated wort lined up with 1.110 on the measure device.
7) wort to fermenter with water up to 5 US Gal. Added Yeast, covered, done.
My measured gravity right before putting it into the fermenter was 1.110, which is way high for an ale. What did I do wrong...
My steps:
1) Steeped grains for 20 min as 2.5 US Gallons water heated
2) Boiled after steeped grains were removed
3) turned off heat, stirred in Malt Extract
4) Slow boil for 60 min with hops in a muslin bag
5) cooled using a wort chiller coil to about 64 deg F (40min or so)
6) Measured gravity using the Northern Brewer Gravity testing kit - extracted using a sanitized wine thief and test tube...gravity measure thing floated wort lined up with 1.110 on the measure device.
7) wort to fermenter with water up to 5 US Gal. Added Yeast, covered, done.