gravity

Hello folks! I recently brewed David heath’s milkshake IPA, and the short of it is on the day I ended up with an OG of 1.072 instead of the expected 1.060 (but with the target volume - not quite sure how I managed this, perhaps a very slow sparge!) I added 500ml of sterile water to the 14.5l of...

Hi all, Ive been doing some research and have concluded (managed to convince myself perhaps?) of the following: -500g of DME will add approx 9 gravity points per 5 gallons and that Sugar is around the same? Assuming this is correct, I understand the sugar is c.100% fermentable. However I...

Hello! I brewed a milk stout 2 days ago with an OG of 1.060. 2 days later and it's at 1.026. Is that typical? Seemed a bit steep which made me start doubting my original readings although I was pretty careful to take them at accurately and at ~20C. Thanks!

Hi I'm somewhat new to this, having only made a couple of brews. However, I wanted to check something regarding measurements of OG and FG. I was taking an OG just before kicking the temp up to a boil, then taking it again after the boil, for my OG reading. However, I realised that the reading...

Hey all, So about a week or so ago I started Apple cider (kit) and put it into the FV with the yeast etc. The OG was 1.038. I just checked it today and it is only 1.030. It is still bubbling away but the kit instructions said about 4 to 6 days? I put Dark Fruit cider on at the same time and...

I have recently transferred my Norfolk Nog to a keg. It was still bubbling very slowly after two, full weeks in the FV. I measured the OG near the bottom (using a thief) and it was 1020. But near the top, it was 1012. When I mixed the malt and warm water I really did stir it very well; is...

Wondering if someone can explain an issue I am having measuring gravity with a hydrometer. I have started recording preboil gravity readings from my bull dog brewer. I run the wort off from the tap at the bottom of the boiler into a cylinder and the cool to RT before taking my reading. Trouble...

Hi there, I had a problem on my last two brews that I have not really encountered before. I did two brews back-to-back same day and missed the OG by about 0.006-8 on both brews and then missed the FG by about 0.004 even after recalculating from the new OG. So this means my efficiency was...

I am fairly new to brewing and have not managed to dial in my efficiency, boil off volume, grain absorbtion etc. and therefore there is a level of uncertainty when it comes to my post-boil volume and OG. This is the plan that will allow me to avoid measuring the volume of my wort after boiling...