Questions tagged [final-gravity]
The specific gravity at the end of fermentation.
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Can a refractometer be used for testing final gravity?
Can you use a refractometer to test final gravity?
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How low can a beer's final gravity be?
Approximately how low can the finishing gravity of a beer be? I've been brewing from kits for about 10 years, and went all-grain last year. I wouldn't expect to see anything lower than 1.006 or so, ...
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High FG / Low Attenuation across 3 different beers
I have brewed 3 all-grain batches now that have a high final gravity:
Imperial IPA: Target OG - 1.079, Target FG - 1.011, Actual OG - 1.070,
Actual FG - 1.020, Yeast - US-05. Common attenuation ...
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Are the terms "dry", "low FG" and "drinkable" synonymous?
Hopefully this doesn't fall under "opinion" but I believe this will help alleviate some questions on mashing/fermentation techniques. I guess you could break this question into parts. Also the term "...
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Why doesn't FG reach 1.000?
My second beer brew has pretty much finished its primary fermentation. It started at 1.044 and is currently at 1.014... I don't expect it will go much further.
Having brewed numerous wines I ...
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How do I predict final gravity?
I've been taking the original gravity and multiplying the apparent attenuation of the yeast. For instance:
1.040 OG x 75% apparent attenuation = 1.010 expected FG
But I never seem to get there. My ...
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What causes Original Gravity to be lower than it should be?
I am an extract brewer and every brew I have done the OG was lower than the intended OG, (my OG is always lower than the recipe's OG). For example I brewed the stout recipe below from beertools.com ...
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Can the final gravity be multiplied by the ratio of beer to water?
If one ends-up with, say, half as much beer as needed to float the hydrometer, is dilution a viable way to get a measurement?
For instance, if one carefully measured the volume of available beer ...
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Why measure gravities?
I've brewed a good dozen batches of beer from kits, extract, extract+grain, and now all-grain, and I've never measured gravities. Why measure gravity, besides to know what you're getting? Is there any ...
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Is my final gravity too high for bottling?
I am making an Irish Red Ale, unfortunately I forgot to take a starting gravity reading before putting the beer into primary fermentation (primary fermentation was done at 68 °F +/- a few). ...
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Didn't reach expected FG. Should I postpone bottling? Also: It looks weird!
I'm a newbie brewer currently trying his luck with an irish red ale kit. I've followed the instructions (which weren't complicated since it's a kit), and I've let it brew for about 6 days now (...
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Can I fix a higher than anticipated OG after primary?
I just brewed a witbier that was way below the estimated preboil gravity of 1.49. I only got 1.34 in case you're wondering. I've never had that bad of an efficiency before. The grains came ...
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Having doubts about my first stout
I just had an issue with an oatmeal stout. I'm just starting to brew beer at home (BIAB) and I think I made some mistakes.
I had my water at 80°C hoping for the decrease of temperature to 72°C when ...
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Adding yeast to secondary
Okay, I am making a strong (imperial-ish) red ale. My original gravity was 1.081. I intended to bring it to a final point at most of 1.020, or if I can even lower.
I was using 2 packs of WLP004 (...
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How to calculate ABV% with step feeding
I would like to make a high ABV mead, and plan to divide the honey into 3 or 4 increments for the yeast. This has to be done so that the yeast are not under stress from osmotic pressure. However, I ...
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How many gravity points will explode a bottle?
If a difference of around 3 gravity points (between primed and final gravity) will carbonate a beverage (yes, depending on style), how many gravity points will make a bottle bomb?
No, I'm not trying ...
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Measuring alcohol when using ginger bug
I have recently started to get my feet wet by making some ginger beers using a ginger bug to start the fermentation.
I would like to know the alcohol content of my final product, but as the ginger ...
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Brewed an Oatmeal Stout and the gravity did not drop as much as predicted, should I re-pitch or add yeast nutrients/energizer?
I just brewed an oatmeal stout see recipe details here and I have a question about missing Orignal and/or Final gravities.
The OG was supposed to be 1.061 and the FG 1.016. I brewed and got an OG or ...
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How can I reduce the ABV?
I have a batch fermenting at the moment. I had expected the OG to be 1.05x but it was 1.06x. I generally have little problem with fermentation and expect the batch to come out at somewhere like 1.0....
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Consistently high final gravity
I started brewing about a year ago, currently on my sixth batch, all using extract and some additional grains. My problem is that my beers consistently finish with a higher than expected final gravity....
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checking gravity during and after fermentation?
How could I pull out a little from my carboy to take gravity readings during fermentation?
I tried to use a auto-siphon but it was a mess.
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specific gravity too high to bottle?
I recently brewed the Brewer's Best Milk Stout, which uses LME plus lactose and maltodextrin. The original gravity was 1.060, which is within the specs for offered in the instructions. Now after about ...
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Didn't get the expected O.G
I brewed a nano batch of single grain IPA and I don't know what I have done wrong.
Before I started, I calculated the O.G. and F.G. as shown in the picture bellow.
After boiling the wort from 5.3 ...
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FG too low to read
I bought a hydrometer to level up a bit my game, It works great for Initial Gravity measures, it has a range from 0.997 to 1.100. My problem comes when it finishes the fermentation, I get a very VERY ...
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Low FG due to cacao nibs?
I recently brewed an oatmeal cream stout from the Mashmaker book (recipe here https://growlermag.com/homebrew-recipe-oatmeal-cream-double-stout/) with the intention of adding some chocolate & ...
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Porter high OG with fermentation stopping at 1.030?
I was doing a porter/stout with extract and also steeped milled smoked malt for a more smokey flavour as part of the process (steeped in warm water around mashing temperature for about 20 minutes ...
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Pale Ale All Grain, FG not achieved
I would like your input as to why my FG was far from the theoric on from brewer's friend calculator.
All Grain Pale Ale:
Maris Otter 4.7k
Roasted Barley 94 gr
Chinook 12 aau min 60
Cascasde 5 auu ...
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What is the definition of post boil gravity and how is it different to OG?
What is the definition of post boil gravity and how is it different from original gravity - or are they both the same thing. Beersmith uses both terms but aside from the fermenter top up to me they ...
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Why is IBU/GU a good measure?
Since the FG is what measures the residual sugar in the final beer, why do we use OG, instead of FG, to calculate the ratio of the bitterness over the sweetness in final beer? How precisely is the ...
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Measuring SG on small (3.5l / 1g) batches
I do small batch brewing (3.5l-4l) and using hydrometer is a big pain for them, as I need to take very big amount of beer out to test it. I've learned to do OG readings with refractometer, but I get ...
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ceteris paribus, does mashing at a higher temperature lead to a higher final gravity?
I'm doing 6 lagers according to the Brulosophy Quick Lager method, where the temperature is raised to 65*F/18.3*C for the remainder of fermentation after attenuation has hit 50%. 2 of them have been ...
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What can I learn from fruit beer gravity?
I just bottled a batch of a watermelon beer where the gravities going into and out of primary matched the predictions (OG 1.050, FG 1.012).
I added watermelon chunks in secondary and when it finished ...
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Specific Gravities for Kombucha
The most-recent episode of Basic Brewing Radio has got me thinking about making Kombucha.
What would be a typical OG (original gravity) and FG (final gravity) for a Kombucha?
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Variable Final Gravity when Priming for Bottle Conditioning
I was bottling a batch of beer last night and as always I take the last bit from the bottling bucket to test the Final gravity. When I tested it it read 1.044.
After much talking amoungst ourselfs we ...
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What's going on with these gravities?
I'm a new home brewer. Since Christmas I've brewed 5 beers, all of which have been drinkable. The first I didn't have a hydrometer, the second I accidentally put in twice as much carapils as I was ...
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Is taking the gravity reading of a commercial beer useful when trying to clone?
I'm going to attempt a clone of a commercial beer. I already know the hops used and base malt. Obviously I know the ABV too. My question is if I take a gravity reading of the beer from the bottle ...
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FG not achieved after two weeks.
I have brewed a stout intended to be around 6%. After two weeks the FG is 1.024 but expected to be closer to 1.010.
I found when I made the yeast starter (Giga Yeast 011) the yeast clumped and ...
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What do you do about high cider FG?
I went ahead and tried one of Mangrove Jack's cider kits — the raspberry and mango one if anyone is interested. Shoved the fermentation bucket into the garage, and checked in after a couple of weeks. ...
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Fermentation time for APA with 1.080 OG
I brewed my first batch (APA) and while boiling I lost way too much water which resulted in higher OG. Expected was 1.050 but I got 1.080.
I added Safale US-05 (1 pack) and left it to ferment at 20°C (...
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Batch size affecting my Final Gravity?
So i recently fermented a pale ale but only was able to transfer just under 4 gallons of my planned 5.5 gallons into my fermenter due to transfer issues. My final gravity is shooting past my 1.018 ...
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Chocolate stout stuck at 1021
I'm brewing a bulldog chocolate stout 'Easter brew' as per the instructions. 4.2kg of malt extract alone, 23L, one packet of dried yeast. OG 1058, the generic bulldog instructions just say get it to ...
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Lowering Est FG before Brew
I am planning out a Saison and trying to hit the traditional guideline numbers.... I need to get the East Final Gravity down below 1.008 - I am currently way too high. The changes I keep thinking to ...
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cider stopped at 1.016! Is this ok?
So this is just my second year of home brewing cider from the apples in my property. Last year I had 16L and everything went as it should. Thus year though with a bumper crop I've ended up with 87L in ...
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Will Adding Chocolate Affect the Final Gravity?
I am currently about 2 weeks into the primary fermentation a black stout to which I added 8oz of unsweetened cacao powder during the boil. The gravity seems to be stuck at 1.022 rather than the 1.014-...
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How much do melanoidins increase gravity?
I recently made an all-grain Russian Imperial Stout on a stovetop, and because of some volume miscalculations (or something), I boiled for 135 minutes to get down to my desired volume of 2.5 gallons. ...
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SG and OG quite different to values indicated on can label
very quick question: making a kit brew (Coopers Real Ale), which says a typical OG is 1.046 and FG is 1.006. Unfortunately, my OG was 1.038, and my current reading (after about 17 days) is 1.013, and ...
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Is it bad to let air into my primary fermenter?
My beer has been in the primary for about 5 days now. I can only assume fermentation has stopped as its reached peak krauzen and the froth seems to be subsiding.
I attempted to seal up my primary as ...
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High F.G. Pros and cons of fixes
I think I know why my F.G. is so high, but I would like to know what are my options to try and fix it and what are the pros and cons of each.
Below is my recipe and readings during mash.
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High FG in primary fermentation
I am doing a Diabolo beer from this kit
First, my OG was 1.070 (vs 1.075 recommended).
Now, after 9 days (they recommend 10 days in primary fermentation), the FG is 1.018. The recommend value is 1....
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Is this final gravity too high?
I brewed a Chocolate Oatmeal Milk Stout with an OG of 1.062. After 2.5 weeks of what seemed like active fermentation, it's only at 1.030. It's been at that for a week. It tastes like a it will be a ...
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