tmk
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I recently put the APA from Classic Styles in the fermenter. The recipe is on page 134. I followed his instructions for the conversion from 7 gal to 3 gal partial boil on page 37. I ended up putting about 4.5 lbs of extract in the boil. The original, 7 gal recipe, calls for about 9 gallons. The OG ended up at 1.048 and the target is 1.056.
On other other threads I've seen the suggestion of reducing the extract to 5/7 of the original amount. That would equate to about 6.5 lbs.
Any thoughts as to why my OG ended up too low? My initial conclusion is to use more extract, closer to the 6.5 lbs. That would indicate an error in the book, which I would be surprised about.
Thanks
On other other threads I've seen the suggestion of reducing the extract to 5/7 of the original amount. That would equate to about 6.5 lbs.
Any thoughts as to why my OG ended up too low? My initial conclusion is to use more extract, closer to the 6.5 lbs. That would indicate an error in the book, which I would be surprised about.
Thanks