cozmocracker
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Well i was asking a lot, an all grain brew in a 20 litre urn, and i got a lot, 1077 SG!!!! i was wanting 1054. The recipe was for an Irish Red Ale from the jamil show. I had 5.5kg of grain mashed in 15 litres of water at 66 for 60 minutes. i did a clumsy sparge (which i wont go into) with 6 litres of water at 78 degrees. Ended up with a preboil SG of 1065 with a guess of about 17 to 18 litres in the kettle. There was one hop addition at 60 minutes of kent goldings, 45g to an estimate of 23 IBU. i ended up with 14 to 15 litres of wort post boil. I then added cold water for 23 litres in the fermenter. i am no chilling. My Wyeast 1084 is rearing to go, wort currently at 32 degrees and slowy coming down in the fridge.
Why was my SG out of the fermenter so high?
Is there anything i can do? add more water ? if so how much?
What could i change next time? yes i will be getting a 40 litre urn.
thanks for any advice,
cozmo
Why was my SG out of the fermenter so high?
Is there anything i can do? add more water ? if so how much?
What could i change next time? yes i will be getting a 40 litre urn.
thanks for any advice,
cozmo