Low Gravity Increasing

AJ_Rowley · Post by **AJ_Rowley** » Thu Oct 11, 2012 5:53 am

So 2 nights ago I brewed my first ever batch. It was a Milestone kit. After I had pitched my yeast I took a sample and got an OG of 1020 which was a quite low. I chalked it up to something wrong I did along the way and checked a few bits on the internet as to what may have caused it.

Anyway when I checked it tonight I got a reading of 1021. As this is my first brew I'm not I wouldn't have much knowledge about this, but would anyone have any idea how my gravity has increased?

Belter · Post by **Belter** » Thu Oct 11, 2012 6:34 am

You are using a wine hydrometer And the scale is hard to read?

Or...
1.020 taken at 17degrees is 1.021 It might have warmed up in your house.

Post by **orlando** » Thu Oct 11, 2012 7:11 am

Even more likely if your hydrometer is not calibrated for 20c.

barney · Post by **barney** » Thu Oct 11, 2012 7:18 am

Check the hydrometer as well, quality is poor, I have had them read upto six points error.

Check in water at about 20°C it should read zero.

AJ_Rowley · Post by **AJ_Rowley** » Thu Oct 11, 2012 9:45 am

Checked the hydrometer in water and it read perfect in water.

Stomach · Post by **Stomach** » Thu Oct 11, 2012 10:25 am

Hi Mate

Just to help us a bit, what brew was it, and what did you had to it, and how much water?

My initial thoughts are that you havent dissolved all the fermentables and malt.

Also, you should take the reading before you pitch the yeast.

Cheers

AJ_Rowley · Post by **AJ_Rowley** » Thu Oct 11, 2012 11:11 am

It's Milestone Old Homewrecker 3kg kit, with Gervin ale yeast. The instructions didn't say to add anymore sugar. And guides on the internet said 3kg kits don't need any extra sugar.

I brought the water up 22.5L. After I emptied the 2 tins and cleared with boiled water.

Stomach · Post by **Stomach** » Thu Oct 11, 2012 12:07 pm

AJ_Rowley wrote:It's Milestone Old Homewrecker 3kg kit, with Gervin ale yeast. The instructions didn't say to add anymore sugar. And guides on the internet said 3kg kits don't need any extra sugar.

I brought the water up 22.5L. After I emptied the 2 tins and cleared with boiled water.

In that case, you havent stirred it up and mixed in the contents on the tins properly. You have probably got a layer of goo at the bottom of your FV.

When I mix up a brew, I scrap the bottom of the FV with my paddle and keep mixing until nothing is scrapped off the bottom!

You may eb able to gentle stir your wort but you dont want to mess with it too much as you could add an infection!

Cheers

AJ_Rowley · Post by **AJ_Rowley** » Thu Oct 11, 2012 1:28 pm

Cheers for all the replies guys, fingers crossed now it all works out.

I'll keep you posted on end result

Stomach · Post by **Stomach** » Thu Oct 11, 2012 1:37 pm

Good luck!

Oh, and welcome to Jims!!

Cully · Post by **Cully** » Thu Oct 11, 2012 2:07 pm

Ignore if you did this, but once you have all of the kit, fermentables and water in the FV, you need to aeriate it by beating the shit out of it with a long spoon/paddle/drill with plaster mixer ( sanitised). This not only adds loads of air to get the yeast going but mixes everything together as well.

AJ_Rowley · Post by **AJ_Rowley** » Fri Oct 12, 2012 10:48 am

Just checked the gravity there. It's at 1022. Now I mixed the beer up yesterday around 11.30 so I'm assuming that by mixing it up has done something. It has been bubbling vigorously all day.

Belter · Post by **Belter** » Fri Oct 12, 2012 10:52 am

That will happen anyway even in a finished beer. Trapped co2 escaping.

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