Hi All
Done a brew tonight - John Bull IPA kit with a kilo of brew enhancer and 400gram of extra brew sugar. I intend to dry hop at the end with either cascade or Amarillo.
Some queries here. I got an OG of 1038 which I think is low for the amount of sugar I wacked into it. My hygrometer is one I got when starting with my first kit. It has a plastic trial jar with it and registers 1000 with water.
Could my hygrometer be useless, can you recommend a very accurate one or could the plastic of the trial jar somehow affect the reading???
I just cant seem to brew with a high OG. Also, when I brew with kits it states it should get down to 1006-8. I never get it below 1012... EVER.
Any thoughts on this from you experienced guys????
Done a brew tonight - John Bull IPA kit with a kilo of brew enhancer and 400gram of extra brew sugar. I intend to dry hop at the end with either cascade or Amarillo.
Some queries here. I got an OG of 1038 which I think is low for the amount of sugar I wacked into it. My hygrometer is one I got when starting with my first kit. It has a plastic trial jar with it and registers 1000 with water.
Could my hygrometer be useless, can you recommend a very accurate one or could the plastic of the trial jar somehow affect the reading???
I just cant seem to brew with a high OG. Also, when I brew with kits it states it should get down to 1006-8. I never get it below 1012... EVER.
Any thoughts on this from you experienced guys????