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bludoggy
It appears that my hops ate a whole gallon of my beer. Here are the details:
Pre boil volume: 6.75 gallons (1.064 gravity)
90 minute boil with 13 percent evap rate.
finishing volume only 4.5 gallons (1.080 gravity) (instead of 5.5 at 1.080)
According to beersmith I should have had my target 5.5 at 1.080. I know it can't just be a higher evap rate, because then my gravity would have been higher (1.096)
I had about 5 ounces of hops (4 of them leaf, 1 of pellet)
I have negigeble dead space in my kettle. I just can't think of where my extra gallon went (I mourn the loss of beer!)
I am new to AG brewing, so maybe this is common, but I haven't read/heard anything about this size of loss during the boil.
Any ideas?
Steve
Pre boil volume: 6.75 gallons (1.064 gravity)
90 minute boil with 13 percent evap rate.
finishing volume only 4.5 gallons (1.080 gravity) (instead of 5.5 at 1.080)
According to beersmith I should have had my target 5.5 at 1.080. I know it can't just be a higher evap rate, because then my gravity would have been higher (1.096)
I had about 5 ounces of hops (4 of them leaf, 1 of pellet)
I have negigeble dead space in my kettle. I just can't think of where my extra gallon went (I mourn the loss of beer!)
I am new to AG brewing, so maybe this is common, but I haven't read/heard anything about this size of loss during the boil.
Any ideas?
Steve