Good afternoon all,
Finally taken on my third batch of kit beer in an attempt at making something not overly horrific before I try an All Grain recipe. I would like to think that some of you have felt my pain in that with every new brew, comes a new, slightly odd issue that needs rectifying. Here is my current one.
I completed a Brupak (Or whatever the new name is for it now) German Pilsner kit. For reference, I was provided with some "Teabags" to add hot water to, this was left in a smaller amount of water for X before applying the rest of the water to brew. I took my OG reading and from what I recall it was nothing out of the ordinary (im kicking myself that I didn't write this down as it was some months ago)
When it came to racking up I took the FG (again, I have lost the bit of paper) and when I calculated the ABV I was alarmed that it seemed to be around 6.7%.
Two questions:
1) If my readings were correct, what has caused this hike in ABV? It was expected to be 5.5%. I'm sure my water levels were correct in the FV.
2) Is it more likely that I have misread the hydrometer?
Sorry this one is a bit vague, I've been scared to crack them open for fear of quite the nasty hangover!
Cheers
Daz
Finally taken on my third batch of kit beer in an attempt at making something not overly horrific before I try an All Grain recipe. I would like to think that some of you have felt my pain in that with every new brew, comes a new, slightly odd issue that needs rectifying. Here is my current one.
I completed a Brupak (Or whatever the new name is for it now) German Pilsner kit. For reference, I was provided with some "Teabags" to add hot water to, this was left in a smaller amount of water for X before applying the rest of the water to brew. I took my OG reading and from what I recall it was nothing out of the ordinary (im kicking myself that I didn't write this down as it was some months ago)
When it came to racking up I took the FG (again, I have lost the bit of paper) and when I calculated the ABV I was alarmed that it seemed to be around 6.7%.
Two questions:
1) If my readings were correct, what has caused this hike in ABV? It was expected to be 5.5%. I'm sure my water levels were correct in the FV.
2) Is it more likely that I have misread the hydrometer?
Sorry this one is a bit vague, I've been scared to crack them open for fear of quite the nasty hangover!
Cheers
Daz
