I've been brewing for awhile, mostly extract but have been trying some all grain recently also. My ongoing problem seems to be I usually end up with a low OG no matter which method I use. I believe I follow the instructions so I'm at kind of a loss. I like to have a full 5 gallons of beer when I keg so I do add water to the primary to help cool it down and to bring up the volume of the beer in the primary. My thinking is that when I transfer the beer from the primary to the secondary and then to the kegs I'm leaving a bit behind to try to keep the beer as clear as I can. So to have 5 gallons in the end I start out with maybe 5.5 in the primary. Is this making sense?
Now I've read somewhere that when I'm doing all grain I could increase my OG by increasing my grain bill. I wouldn't mind doing this but just how do you know how much to increase it by? Do you increase each grain by, say, 10%? Any ideas are welcome. Thanks.
Now I've read somewhere that when I'm doing all grain I could increase my OG by increasing my grain bill. I wouldn't mind doing this but just how do you know how much to increase it by? Do you increase each grain by, say, 10%? Any ideas are welcome. Thanks.