Hi guys,
Have just put down my second brew and in a bit of a panic! I used a coopers lager kit with a Brewcraft Lager Enhancer Brew Blend No.15 and SAF-23 yeast. I poured the kit into the fermenter and added the enhancer plus 2 litres of boiling water. Stirred for 5 mins then topped up to 20L, stirred again for 5 mins. Topped up to 23L and then took my OG reading.
Was shocked to see it come out at 1095!!! I have taken a reading with the hydrometer in the fermenter itself and also from a sample from the tap, both readings are consistent. Any ideas why the OG is so high?? My first brew was a Coopers Dark Ale and the reading was around 1046 which I've read is normal.
Cheers
Lee.
HELP! Extremely high OG!!
Re: HELP! Extremely high OG!!
Welcome to the forum Lee.
I don't believe those ingredients could possibly give rise to such a high OG.
I'd say, in spite of your efforts of stirring to try and mix your ingredients, you have either:
. taken a sample which has not been mixed properly.
. a hydrometer which has gone out of adjustment.
Can you test your hydrometer? It should read 1000 in plain water at 20ºC. If it doesn't, it may have gone out of adjustment.
Having said that, I wouldn't worry about your OG. Why do you want to know the OG of a kit and extra brew? How will it change the outcome of your beer? What do you plan to do with that information?
It is relevant when we brew AG, because we like to work out our efficiency in extracting the goodies out of the grain.
In any event, there are ways of working out your OG from the list of ingredients. Check out this calculator.
http://www.liquorcraft.com.au/wa.asp?id ... etails=107
I don't believe those ingredients could possibly give rise to such a high OG.
I'd say, in spite of your efforts of stirring to try and mix your ingredients, you have either:
. taken a sample which has not been mixed properly.
. a hydrometer which has gone out of adjustment.
Can you test your hydrometer? It should read 1000 in plain water at 20ºC. If it doesn't, it may have gone out of adjustment.
Having said that, I wouldn't worry about your OG. Why do you want to know the OG of a kit and extra brew? How will it change the outcome of your beer? What do you plan to do with that information?
It is relevant when we brew AG, because we like to work out our efficiency in extracting the goodies out of the grain.
In any event, there are ways of working out your OG from the list of ingredients. Check out this calculator.
http://www.liquorcraft.com.au/wa.asp?id ... etails=107
Re: HELP! Extremely high OG!!
Hey Warra, thanks for your response. The only reason I was interested in the OG was so I could then take another reading after a week or whatever to see if it had completed fermenting. My first brew has taken almost 2 weeks to complete, probably coz I brewed at quite a low temp, avg 18-20 Degrees. I didn't want to get into a position where I might have exploding bottles by bottling too early!!
I forgot to mention I did take a reading in water and it was as expected.
I guess I could give it another stir whilst it's so early on in the process if that would help, but like I said, I did give it about 10 minutes of stirring earlier.
I forgot to mention I did take a reading in water and it was as expected.
I guess I could give it another stir whilst it's so early on in the process if that would help, but like I said, I did give it about 10 minutes of stirring earlier.
Re: HELP! Extremely high OG!!
I looked at the link you mentioned also, that's half the reason I'm unsure about my high OG reading as the calculator shows I should be at about 1046, not 1095.