[adz166]

Hi guys I put on a brew of Coopers Australian Lager, i added Coopers 1.5kg Amber Liquid Malt Extract and also about 500g of SprayMalt just to top it up.

I have somehow written down a hydrometer reading of 1.018, i must have written this wrong right?? surely thats not possible?

[MNWayne]

It all depends on how much water you used.

[tommymorris]

Hi guys I put on a brew of Coopers Australian Lager, i added Coopers 1.5kg Amber Liquid Malt Extract and also about 500g of SprayMalt just to top it up.

I have somehow written down a hydrometer reading of 1.018, i must have written this wrong right?? surely thats not possible?

What was the liquid volume immediately before fermentation? SG is a measurement of sugar density in liquid. So, it depends not how much liquid you have.

But, it definitely seems low for starting gravity. It could be a finish gravity.

[adz166]

i used all the standard measurements that it asked for. brewed short to 20L infact, i think maybe i didnt mix it enough... would this then affect the outcome?

[reverseapachemaster]

i used all the standard measurements that it asked for. brewed short to 20L infact, i think maybe i didnt mix it enough... would this then affect the outcome?

Absolutely. Water needs a little help to thoroughly mix with extract (both dry and liquid) so if you just poured in water on top it's not going to mix evenly. Even taking a gravity reading preboil from an all grain batch can be off if the higher gravity first runnings are not well mixed with the later lower gravity runnings before taking a reading.

[adz166]

i used all the standard measurements that it asked for. brewed short to 20L infact, i think maybe i didnt mix it enough... would this then affect the outcome?

Absolutely. Water needs a little help to thoroughly mix with extract (both dry and liquid) so if you just poured in water on top it's not going to mix evenly. Even taking a gravity reading preboil from an all grain batch can be off if the higher gravity first runnings are not well mixed with the later lower gravity runnings before taking a reading.

thanks, is my brew going to be no good then?

[tommymorris]

i used all the standard measurements that it asked for. brewed short to 20L infact, i think maybe i didnt mix it enough... would this then affect the outcome?

Absolutely. Water needs a little help to thoroughly mix with extract (both dry and liquid) so if you just poured in water on top it's not going to mix evenly. Even taking a gravity reading preboil from an all grain batch can be off if the higher gravity first runnings are not well mixed with the later lower gravity runnings before taking a reading.

thanks, is my brew going to be no good then?

The brew will be fine. Fermentation will mix everything together.

[adz166]

i used all the standard measurements that it asked for. brewed short to 20L infact, i think maybe i didnt mix it enough... would this then affect the outcome?

Absolutely. Water needs a little help to thoroughly mix with extract (both dry and liquid) so if you just poured in water on top it's not going to mix evenly. Even taking a gravity reading preboil from an all grain batch can be off if the higher gravity first runnings are not well mixed with the later lower gravity runnings before taking a reading.

thanks, is my brew going to be no good then?

The brew will be fine. Fermentation will mix everything together.

phew! cheers!