I just put down a Ginger Beer using a marriage of GMK and Doc's recipes (Thanks guys!!)
It was:
Beer Makers Ginger Beer kit
1kg Dextrose
200g Maltodextrin
300g Powdered Light Malt
200g Powdered Dark Malt
400g CSR Dark Brown Sugar
1.5tsp Cinnamon
0.5tsp Nutmeg
0.25tsp Ground cloves
0.5 lemon sliced
- Boiled all ingredients except for the kit in 3L of water for 20 mins.
- Strained into fermenter with 10L of aerated water
- Topped up to 20L with cold water
Temp 32C, so haven't pitched yet... I should've chilled the wort before adding to the fermenter.
My question is this; Doc had an OG of 1052 but mine is only 1043. How did I end up with such a low OG? 9 points is an hell of an error...
This is a delicious tasting wort too - I tried it from the hydrometer tube and it's ******* fantastic!
Cheers,
Nick
It was:
Beer Makers Ginger Beer kit
1kg Dextrose
200g Maltodextrin
300g Powdered Light Malt
200g Powdered Dark Malt
400g CSR Dark Brown Sugar
1.5tsp Cinnamon
0.5tsp Nutmeg
0.25tsp Ground cloves
0.5 lemon sliced
- Boiled all ingredients except for the kit in 3L of water for 20 mins.
- Strained into fermenter with 10L of aerated water
- Topped up to 20L with cold water
Temp 32C, so haven't pitched yet... I should've chilled the wort before adding to the fermenter.
My question is this; Doc had an OG of 1052 but mine is only 1043. How did I end up with such a low OG? 9 points is an hell of an error...
This is a delicious tasting wort too - I tried it from the hydrometer tube and it's ******* fantastic!
Cheers,
Nick