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Hey all,
Brewed an English Ale, today (Northern), for which I totally messed up my sparge calculation (to say math is not my strong point would be an understatement!). As the boil was going I thought the level looked a bit low, but I'm kinda new to this, being my 8th brew day, and there was no backstepping, so on I went.
When I poured the beer into my Big Mouth Bubbler, it came as little shock that I was at 4.5 or so gallons. Wondering what to do, I searched the forums on here and found a common view: if the OG is right, don't mess with it. And low-and-behold! I was right where I'd wanted it: 1.054(ish). I aerated, pitched my Imperial A09 Pub yeast, and now, 5.5hrs later, the bubbler is going and a kreutzen is forming.
When I told my wife she rolled her eyes and said, 4+ gallons of beer not enough for you?!
Well... no, obviously, but I get her point.
All and all though, I was surprised to hit the OG on target.
Does being low/high on volume but hitting the OG happen with some frequency?
Brewed an English Ale, today (Northern), for which I totally messed up my sparge calculation (to say math is not my strong point would be an understatement!). As the boil was going I thought the level looked a bit low, but I'm kinda new to this, being my 8th brew day, and there was no backstepping, so on I went.
When I poured the beer into my Big Mouth Bubbler, it came as little shock that I was at 4.5 or so gallons. Wondering what to do, I searched the forums on here and found a common view: if the OG is right, don't mess with it. And low-and-behold! I was right where I'd wanted it: 1.054(ish). I aerated, pitched my Imperial A09 Pub yeast, and now, 5.5hrs later, the bubbler is going and a kreutzen is forming.
When I told my wife she rolled her eyes and said, 4+ gallons of beer not enough for you?!
Well... no, obviously, but I get her point.
All and all though, I was surprised to hit the OG on target.
Does being low/high on volume but hitting the OG happen with some frequency?