Hi everyone
I have been experimenting with homebrewing for a little while and i have brewed around 8 batches, which all have been quite successful or are in the making towards being that. However all of them have had an OG which was a few points higher than i'd expected. This happens regardsless of the mash temp, which i read somewhere could have an effect on fermentability.
The water in my area is pretty high PH, and i have usually adjusted my mash-PH to be below 5.5.
However i have never adjusted the sparge water and during my last brew i checked the PH of my wort after i had cooled it. It was above 6.
Can this have an effect on fermentability?
BR. Jesper
I have been experimenting with homebrewing for a little while and i have brewed around 8 batches, which all have been quite successful or are in the making towards being that. However all of them have had an OG which was a few points higher than i'd expected. This happens regardsless of the mash temp, which i read somewhere could have an effect on fermentability.
The water in my area is pretty high PH, and i have usually adjusted my mash-PH to be below 5.5.
However i have never adjusted the sparge water and during my last brew i checked the PH of my wort after i had cooled it. It was above 6.
Can this have an effect on fermentability?
BR. Jesper
