Andrew Coleman
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I cannot believe this, just after pulling my hair out over not reaching my target OG of 1.050 (wort was probbly about 35C).
I'd conducted what i thought was the perfect mash at 65C, and couldnt figgure what was up, so in my frustration just added dextrose to bring it from the 1.039 it seemingly was up to 1.050 (so about 11% dex in the recipie)
Now I'm not actually shure how much different the temp has on the OG but from reading up that it should be taken just before adding yeast, I figgure 35C may change the reading a lot.
Also I'm wondering what people think my beer will turn out like..
It was a APA and already contained 15% wheat (already thinning it out a little) and was aiming for ABV of about 5%
Now it contains a further 11% dextrose in the recipie the thin it more and probably looking at an alcohol content of around 6% im guessing
Feeling pretty annoyed about the whole thing as it was a recipie i was really looking forward to trying and I'm hoping that the extra dextrose won't do much other then add a slightly more alcoholic bite to it.
Overall an awkward little mix up but would appreciate answers to any of my frustated ramblingcheers guys!
Drew
I'd conducted what i thought was the perfect mash at 65C, and couldnt figgure what was up, so in my frustration just added dextrose to bring it from the 1.039 it seemingly was up to 1.050 (so about 11% dex in the recipie)
Now I'm not actually shure how much different the temp has on the OG but from reading up that it should be taken just before adding yeast, I figgure 35C may change the reading a lot.
Also I'm wondering what people think my beer will turn out like..
It was a APA and already contained 15% wheat (already thinning it out a little) and was aiming for ABV of about 5%
Now it contains a further 11% dextrose in the recipie the thin it more and probably looking at an alcohol content of around 6% im guessing
Feeling pretty annoyed about the whole thing as it was a recipie i was really looking forward to trying and I'm hoping that the extra dextrose won't do much other then add a slightly more alcoholic bite to it.
Overall an awkward little mix up but would appreciate answers to any of my frustated ramblingcheers guys!
Drew