Dulwich North
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As a first time brewer, I thought I was carefully following the recipe for a Mosaic IPA from grain. But while I should have had around 5L from the wort, I only got about 3.75L into the fermenting bucket, and my guess is that I must have measured pints instead of litres for the mash/sparge stages (each 1 hour long).
At least on this occasion, stupidity and lack of care hasn't proved a problem and yesterday I was amazed and pretty chuffed when I tried the first bottle. The recipe was for about 7% but the OG/SG calculations indicated just over 8.1%, and it certainly tasted strong. So does it make sense that by using too little (or just less?) water I've ended up with this satisfying result?
At least on this occasion, stupidity and lack of care hasn't proved a problem and yesterday I was amazed and pretty chuffed when I tried the first bottle. The recipe was for about 7% but the OG/SG calculations indicated just over 8.1%, and it certainly tasted strong. So does it make sense that by using too little (or just less?) water I've ended up with this satisfying result?