GreenDragon13
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My first AG, after many years of extract, an IPA.
When I mashed in I got 3 different temps with 3 different thermometers, one metal, one glass, one digital. I aparrently mashed at 152 for 30 min 158 for 35 minutes. My wort going into the kettle was 1.065 which is what it should have been going into the fermenter. I would venture a guess that it was around 1.073 ish (boiled off about 3/4 gallon). I didn't take a hydro reading because my back was hurting bad and was trying to finish ASAP.
I checked the SG when I racked to keg, and came up with 1.002(???) 93% attenuation??? is that even possible??? The hydro briefly stopped at 1.012 then slowly sank (10 seconds) to 1.002. I rinsed it, dried it and spun it again...same thing. I checked it with 63 degree distilled water...1.000.
Is it possible for EVERY single measuring device to fail on the same brew session? Am I completely incompetent? Did someone slip acid in my hot scotchie? Have I gone bonkers?
Anyhow, I tasted the SG sample, It did not taste like the 9.3% alcohol the numbers would imply. It tasted like the 6.8% beer the recipe called for...pretty good actually...Bermuda Triangle IPA!
Meh...No worries.
When I mashed in I got 3 different temps with 3 different thermometers, one metal, one glass, one digital. I aparrently mashed at 152 for 30 min 158 for 35 minutes. My wort going into the kettle was 1.065 which is what it should have been going into the fermenter. I would venture a guess that it was around 1.073 ish (boiled off about 3/4 gallon). I didn't take a hydro reading because my back was hurting bad and was trying to finish ASAP.
I checked the SG when I racked to keg, and came up with 1.002(???) 93% attenuation??? is that even possible??? The hydro briefly stopped at 1.012 then slowly sank (10 seconds) to 1.002. I rinsed it, dried it and spun it again...same thing. I checked it with 63 degree distilled water...1.000.
Is it possible for EVERY single measuring device to fail on the same brew session? Am I completely incompetent? Did someone slip acid in my hot scotchie? Have I gone bonkers?
Anyhow, I tasted the SG sample, It did not taste like the 9.3% alcohol the numbers would imply. It tasted like the 6.8% beer the recipe called for...pretty good actually...Bermuda Triangle IPA!
Meh...No worries.
