jonnym_ch
Brewer
hi all,
i've just brewed a weizen and added flour at burnout (1tbsp per 5usg) to try and ensure a nice cloudy beer. and i can confirm that it definitely clouded up the wort !
after chilling i took a reading using my refractometer and found i was quite a bit lower than what i was expecting .. just over 1 full brix lower than what was proposed in beersmith. i had hit all my other targets fine and beersmith is reliable for all my other brews.
is this because the flour in the wort is affecting the refractometer reading ? and should i just go with the beersmith calculation and assume that that is correct ?
any thoughts would be much appreciated !
cheers,
jonny
p.s. on a similar note, when i take the gravity reading after lautering (and before boiling) i usually mix up the wort to ensure that the sugar is equally distriuted. this dredges up the gunk from the bottom and i have noticed recently that the readings i take straight after mixing are significantly lower than if i take them after allowing the wort settle and clear ... has anyone else had noticed the same thing ? am i just imagining things ? cheers again !
i've just brewed a weizen and added flour at burnout (1tbsp per 5usg) to try and ensure a nice cloudy beer. and i can confirm that it definitely clouded up the wort !
after chilling i took a reading using my refractometer and found i was quite a bit lower than what i was expecting .. just over 1 full brix lower than what was proposed in beersmith. i had hit all my other targets fine and beersmith is reliable for all my other brews.
is this because the flour in the wort is affecting the refractometer reading ? and should i just go with the beersmith calculation and assume that that is correct ?
any thoughts would be much appreciated !
cheers,
jonny
p.s. on a similar note, when i take the gravity reading after lautering (and before boiling) i usually mix up the wort to ensure that the sugar is equally distriuted. this dredges up the gunk from the bottom and i have noticed recently that the readings i take straight after mixing are significantly lower than if i take them after allowing the wort settle and clear ... has anyone else had noticed the same thing ? am i just imagining things ? cheers again !