redrocker652002
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I am doing single hop beers to try and get a handle on what hops bring to the table and what flavors I like. The first one I did came back with these numbers:
OG: 1.051 FG: 1.007 ABV: 5.75 (Rounding a bit, but you get the idea)
I had been reading some stuff about crush settings, so I decided to adjust my mill to the finest I could get. Now, this beers number, same kit, but different hops are as follows:
OG 1.057 FG: 1.004 ABV 6.75 (Rounding a bit, but you get the idea again LOL)
According to the sheet that came in the kit, my OG should have been between 1.049 and 1.054 and my ABV should have been in the low 5%.
So, I am looking at a change of about .006 on my OG and a drop of about .003 on my FG. ABV is about 1.5% higher on the second.
This seems very strange as I used the same yeast and it sat in the same spot on both. The temp on the second one might have hit 72 to 73 at some points, so maybe it fermented a bit warmer, but other than that, all was exactly the same with only the grain mill adjustment being changed.
Would adjusting the crush of the grain make such a big swing in OG as well as FG? Or am I just reading way too much into something that just doesn't matter? LOL. I am good at that too. I am happy if I got more out of the grain if that is the case, but just making sure. I checked the numbers twice on both recipes to make sure I was on, and I was. Any input?
OG: 1.051 FG: 1.007 ABV: 5.75 (Rounding a bit, but you get the idea)
I had been reading some stuff about crush settings, so I decided to adjust my mill to the finest I could get. Now, this beers number, same kit, but different hops are as follows:
OG 1.057 FG: 1.004 ABV 6.75 (Rounding a bit, but you get the idea again LOL)
According to the sheet that came in the kit, my OG should have been between 1.049 and 1.054 and my ABV should have been in the low 5%.
So, I am looking at a change of about .006 on my OG and a drop of about .003 on my FG. ABV is about 1.5% higher on the second.
This seems very strange as I used the same yeast and it sat in the same spot on both. The temp on the second one might have hit 72 to 73 at some points, so maybe it fermented a bit warmer, but other than that, all was exactly the same with only the grain mill adjustment being changed.
Would adjusting the crush of the grain make such a big swing in OG as well as FG? Or am I just reading way too much into something that just doesn't matter? LOL. I am good at that too. I am happy if I got more out of the grain if that is the case, but just making sure. I checked the numbers twice on both recipes to make sure I was on, and I was. Any input?
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