Franham Posted August 20, 2021 Share Posted August 20, 2021 After pitching my yeast, i did an og reading and got 1005. This is for a zephyr light, is it predictable that this will be low alcohol beer when we we do the fg readings? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Journeyman Posted August 20, 2021 Share Posted August 20, 2021 23 minutes ago, Franham said: After pitching my yeast, i did an og reading and got 1005. This is for a zephyr light, is it predictable that this will be low alcohol beer when we we do the fg readings? What is in there? Did you mix it thoroughly? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Franham Posted August 20, 2021 Author Share Posted August 20, 2021 3 minutes ago, Journeyman said: What is in there? Did you mix it thoroughly? it's 1 kg dextrose and cooper draught can. and yes i mixed it thoroughly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otto Von Blotto Posted August 20, 2021 Share Posted August 20, 2021 No, that's not a correct reading. What volume did you make the recipe to? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Journeyman Posted August 20, 2021 Share Posted August 20, 2021 12 minutes ago, Franham said: it's 1 kg dextrose and cooper draught can. and yes i mixed it thoroughly. There is something awry then. OG should be around 1.037. Have you tested your hydro in water? At room temp it should read approx 1.000. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Franham Posted August 20, 2021 Author Share Posted August 20, 2021 6 minutes ago, Otto Von Blotto said: No, that's not a correct reading. What volume did you make the recipe to? 23 litres. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Franham Posted August 20, 2021 Author Share Posted August 20, 2021 should i test it again? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Franham Posted August 20, 2021 Author Share Posted August 20, 2021 18 minutes ago, Journeyman said: There is something awry then. OG should be around 1.037. Have you tested your hydro in water? At room temp it should read approx 1.000. is the hydrometer out a few notches? it reads .097? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coopers DIY Beer Team Posted August 20, 2021 Share Posted August 20, 2021 13 minutes ago, Franham said: is the hydrometer out a few notches? it reads .097? Our hydrometers are calibrated to read 0.998, so yours is pretty much spot-on. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Franham Posted August 20, 2021 Author Share Posted August 20, 2021 sorry guys, i must of misread it then. i just did an og test, and it's hovering around 1030, nearing 24 hours after pitching ... Any predictions on what the final ABV may be? not sure if you've seen another post, but i've added a 1 kilo of dextrose and a draught extract, hoping it was going to be 2.9% ABV? lol 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shamus O'Sean Posted August 20, 2021 Share Posted August 20, 2021 45 minutes ago, Franham said: sorry guys, i must of misread it then. i just did an og test, and it's hovering around 1030, nearing 24 hours after pitching ... Any predictions on what the final ABV may be? not sure if you've seen another post, but i've added a 1 kilo of dextrose and a draught extract, hoping it was going to be 2.9% ABV? lol ABV of a bit above 4% me reckons 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otto Von Blotto Posted August 20, 2021 Share Posted August 20, 2021 Yeah OG would be around 1.038 with the ingredients and volume, definitely too much for a light beer and with dextrose being used it'll probably finish quite low, ABV probably somewhere around 4.2-4.5% depending on the FG. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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