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    New brewer always getting higher than expected OG

    Hi D, It's been going 2 days now, strong bubbles and a SG of 1.034. Does that sound like I'm on the right track? I've got it in my ferm chamber at 66 (probe under styrofoam on the side of the fermentor). It did have what I thought was a stronger alcohol smell than what I remember from my...
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    New brewer always getting higher than expected OG

    Ahh, that would explain why my readings have been so off, I wouldn't have thought of that. I'll make sure to put a blow off on right now. Thanks!
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    New brewer always getting higher than expected OG

    My hydro checked out in plain water, so I'm sure it's working I'm took my OG a little above what my hydro is supposed to read at, but I used one of those handy dandy online calculators to fix that. I am brewing extract, northern brewer mosaic ipa kit.
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    New brewer always getting higher than expected OG

    Haha, I forgot the homebrewers motto! I pitched 12 hrs ago and it was my understanding that us-04 was "fast and furious", and there was zero activity. So I pitched one more pack, we'll see what happens!
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    New brewer always getting higher than expected OG

    Hi, I'm doing a mosaic ipa kit from northern brewer. Its only supposed to be 1.070 OG and the instructions say only 1 packet is needed. I have 2 more though...
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    New brewer always getting higher than expected OG

    Hello guys and gals, I've been 10 points over my projected OG 2 times now and I think I've messed something up this time by only using one sachet of us-04 (OG is 1.080). I rehydrated my yeast, first time doing that, but I'm still worried. What should I do? Thanks
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