backhousebrewer
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After my first 4 batches, I started to wonder why all of my beers were coming in at a higher OG than I expected by around 5-7 points. I started out brewing by doing 3.5 gallon boils and topping off to 5 gallons, using the 5 gallon mark that was on the bucket I bought.
One day, I measured the water and put it into my primary fermenter, and realized how far off it really was. What do you know, my 5th batch, using my new accurate markings, hit my target OG spot on.
See the picture below to see how far off the markings were on my assumed good bucket were.
One day, I measured the water and put it into my primary fermenter, and realized how far off it really was. What do you know, my 5th batch, using my new accurate markings, hit my target OG spot on.
See the picture below to see how far off the markings were on my assumed good bucket were.