I generally used liquid malt extract if I have any available again to avoid contamination. If your original gravity is too low, BeerSmith will estimate how much dry malt extract or liquid malt extract you need to add to raise the original gravity. I recommend using distilled or sterile water to avoid any risk of contamination.

If your original gravity is too high, BeerSmith will calculate how much water you need to add to dilute your beer down to the target gravity. After you realize your gravity is off, just open this tool in BeerSmith and enter your measured Original Gravity, Measured Volume and Target Original Gravity. What can you do?īeerSmith has a little known tool designed for this exact situation – it is called the “Adjust Gravity” tool and you can find it on the tools menu in BeerSmith. So lets assume you brew a great beer, transfer it into the fermenter and you are ready to pitch your yeast, but the measured original gravity is too high or too low. It can happen for a variety of reasons including changes in equipment, very large grain bills, missing your volumes, etc…

It is not uncommon for a brewer to occasionally miss their target original gravity. Today I’m going to give you a tip on how you can adjust your original gravity up or down using the BeerSmith 3 Adjust Gravity tool.

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