8:47am Initial tap water pH 7.4 @ 64 degrees Water thru hose and RV filter pH 8.3 @ 60p 11:08 Heat 7G to 162, strike and mix @ 153 11:11 kept mixing til 152 11:18 Mix @ 151-152 and draw off sample to test pH 11:27 ph 5.5 @ 74 11:40 mix @ 150-151 12:08 Draw off about 2G and reduce 12:38 start first running 1:10 Gathered 4G - 18= 1.074 1:15 Sparge with 3G @ 171 1:30 Start 2nd running 1:48 7 G into kettle - 14 = 2:07 add 2oz bitterring hops 2:47 Add 1oz Cascade 2:57 Add 1oz Cascade 3:02 Add yeast nutrient and irish moss 3:20 add 1.5lb sugar 3:25 add .5lb dme 3:30 add 2oz flame out hops 4:30 5.1G into fermenter - 21 = 1.087 Placed into water tub @ 66 During the week temp 62-66 2/27 turn on heater and keep @ 68 2/28 temp 66-68 - Gravity 13 = 1.030 3/1 temp 66-68 - Gravity 12 = 1.023 3/2 temp 68-69 - Gravity 11.5 = 1.020 3/3 Temp 68 - Internal Temp 67 - Gravity 11 = 1.017 Turn heater up to 71 3/5 Bucket temp 68 - Internal Temp 66.6 - Gravity 10.25 = 1.012 Racked to secondary with 2oz dry hops Foamed like CRAZY! racked too soon? (should have cold crashed) 3/9 temp around 62-64 - Gravity 10 = 1.010 3/13 kegged - - Gravity 10 = 1.010 Needs more hop aroma!
Based on boiling 7.40 gallonsliters at 1.075 for 60 minutes, this will decrease your wort by 1.00 gallonsliters, bringing your after boil OG to 1.085. You wanted an OG of 1.087. It looks like it will be under.
