First of 3 extract kits I’ve had sitting around…
Recipe
Official recipe - I bought this kit from Brew Your Own Beer.
Characteristics
| Expected | Actual | |
|---|---|---|
| OG | 1.045-1.049 | 1.037 |
| FG | 1.011-1.015 | |
| ABV | 4.25-4.75% |
Fermentation Notes
- 9/4 Pitched higher than I’d liked, about 80°F.
- 9/5 Tilt hydrometer reading 1.025 @ 77F
- 9/6 Tilt hydrometer reading 1.015 @ 77F
Notes
- Brewed on 2024-09-04
As usual with extract kits, I came in lower than expected for the OG. After reading up on it, it might’ve been that I didn’t mix the top-off water well enough. The heavier, colder wort might’ve sunk to the bottom and the lighter, warmer top-off water might’ve stayed on top.
Reading that, I sanitized a whisk and stirred for a bit which wound up equalizing the temperature a bit (some of the top-off water was hot to try and bring things up from the mid-50s from sitting outside all night). The gravity improved a couple of points, but only about that much (1.035 -> 1.037).
I’ll see how it settles out after fermentation.