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re: Looks Like a Fine Night to Brew some Beer....Updated Bottling
Posted on 4/18/13 at 11:56 pm to Zappas Stache
Posted on 4/18/13 at 11:56 pm to Zappas Stache
All the wort is now in the boil kettle. By my....365online....calcs I needed 7.5 gallons.....
7.55 gallons.....I love when things go right......But Mr. Zappa......did you hit your gravity target (collect enough sugars so your final beer will be the alcohol % you designed things for)?
Let me take out my refractometer (this is a rifle scope looking thingy that can read the sugar content from just a drop of wort). Place a drop on the glass, flip the cover and look through one end into a light. There is a grapg that shows in the viewfinder......I was shooting for 1.041 gravity....I get 1.049! Awesome! That means my efficiency of extracting sugars from the grain is 83%....maybe the best Ive ever done. I design and assume 70% but have been as crappy as 50%. But 83% deserves a pat on the back......and with a 30 minute mash my friends.
7.55 gallons.....I love when things go right......But Mr. Zappa......did you hit your gravity target (collect enough sugars so your final beer will be the alcohol % you designed things for)?
Let me take out my refractometer (this is a rifle scope looking thingy that can read the sugar content from just a drop of wort). Place a drop on the glass, flip the cover and look through one end into a light. There is a grapg that shows in the viewfinder......I was shooting for 1.041 gravity....I get 1.049! Awesome! That means my efficiency of extracting sugars from the grain is 83%....maybe the best Ive ever done. I design and assume 70% but have been as crappy as 50%. But 83% deserves a pat on the back......and with a 30 minute mash my friends.
Posted on 4/19/13 at 12:02 am to Zappas Stache
This summer will be the summer of brewing beer and learning charcuterie. It's going to be glorious, then I'm going to retire in August.
Posted on 5/16/13 at 10:42 pm to Zappas Stache
Great thread, Zappa!
Also, you can see the sweet Zappa stache in the steamy refractometer pic.
Also, you can see the sweet Zappa stache in the steamy refractometer pic.
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