SkyDog
Active Member
Just cooked my first batch of Hop Head Double IPA which was supposed to have an SG of 1.070-1.074 but when I checked, it was 1.063. Did I do something wrong?
This particular batch used 4 oz. hops during the boil so I decided to use a hop bag to keep the trub down, which it did quite effectively.
Went through the usual 30+ minutes of steeping with the grains. Did a full 60 minute boil.
This is only my 5th batch ever but I have always had my SG in the range specified on the recipe before.
I started with 3 gallons for steeping, added almost 9 lbs. of LME which brought the level up pretty high in my 5 gal. pot. I did notice that I had to add more water to the primary due to losing a lot of volume with the use of the hop bag but I didn't think that would matter.
Any ideas?
Thanks
Primary: Hop Head Double IPA
Secondary: empty
Bottled: Raspberry Wheat
Drinking: Midwest Porter, Flat Tire Ale, Honey Wiezen
This particular batch used 4 oz. hops during the boil so I decided to use a hop bag to keep the trub down, which it did quite effectively.
Went through the usual 30+ minutes of steeping with the grains. Did a full 60 minute boil.
This is only my 5th batch ever but I have always had my SG in the range specified on the recipe before.
I started with 3 gallons for steeping, added almost 9 lbs. of LME which brought the level up pretty high in my 5 gal. pot. I did notice that I had to add more water to the primary due to losing a lot of volume with the use of the hop bag but I didn't think that would matter.
Any ideas?
Thanks
Primary: Hop Head Double IPA
Secondary: empty
Bottled: Raspberry Wheat
Drinking: Midwest Porter, Flat Tire Ale, Honey Wiezen