Hey all,
I think I had a learning experience tonight... My LHBS didn't have and pellet cascade hops (for my Pale Ale) but they had whole hops. So I bought those instead and adjusted my recipe accordingly (this was my first experience with these!). After boiling and cooling I filled up my primary to 5.5 gallons and checked the OG... low and behold it was 1.043; about 6 points lower than I anticipated... Was this caused by the whole leaf hops absorbing some of my Wort??? This has never happened to me before i am usually within 1-2 points of my estimated OG.
I knew I should have checked it before I added the final 1/2 gallon of water. :smack:
Let me know what you think!
MT
I think I had a learning experience tonight... My LHBS didn't have and pellet cascade hops (for my Pale Ale) but they had whole hops. So I bought those instead and adjusted my recipe accordingly (this was my first experience with these!). After boiling and cooling I filled up my primary to 5.5 gallons and checked the OG... low and behold it was 1.043; about 6 points lower than I anticipated... Was this caused by the whole leaf hops absorbing some of my Wort??? This has never happened to me before i am usually within 1-2 points of my estimated OG.
I knew I should have checked it before I added the final 1/2 gallon of water. :smack:
Let me know what you think!
MT