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I've just put on a brew of Australian Old.
1.7Kg Morgan's Old
500g Dark dry malt extract
300g Light dry malt extract
200g light brown sugar
I added some Fuggles finishing hops for last 10 mins of a 55 min boil.
This made 23L. Gravity before yeast pitching was 1.039.
I'm a bit worried that the gravity might be a bit low. By my calcs, if it ferments out to 1.010, I'll get 3.1%/Vol alcohol which is a bit light on. I was aiming for about 4.5%.
I plan to rack to secondary and was wondering if I can add more fermentables at that stage to boost the strength of the beer, or am I best off just sucking it down and having a batch of "light dark beer"?
1.7Kg Morgan's Old
500g Dark dry malt extract
300g Light dry malt extract
200g light brown sugar
I added some Fuggles finishing hops for last 10 mins of a 55 min boil.
This made 23L. Gravity before yeast pitching was 1.039.
I'm a bit worried that the gravity might be a bit low. By my calcs, if it ferments out to 1.010, I'll get 3.1%/Vol alcohol which is a bit light on. I was aiming for about 4.5%.
I plan to rack to secondary and was wondering if I can add more fermentables at that stage to boost the strength of the beer, or am I best off just sucking it down and having a batch of "light dark beer"?