If you are interested in cloning the world-famous Heady Topper DIPA and are making a clone recipe, or working off mine, here is some important information. Shown below is a picture from a gravity reading of the real Heady Topper, degassed, at calibration temperature of a calibrated hydrometer. Taken last night.
Heady Topper Final Gravity Reading
1.014. An explanation of why there is a sweetness none of us can quite explain? This changes the recipe a bit. OG higher, FG higher, mash temp, etc. A new Heady Topper Clone attempt recipe to follow shortly.
Thanks for posting your findings! Because alcohol is lighter than water that means at least 3.5% sugar by weight in solution. What does it measure with a refractometer? With that information you could calculate ABV and sugar by weight.
A friend is borrowing my refractomer, I’ll have it back later this week and will let you know.
I got my refractometer reading. 9.1%. Does that help? I have done some research into figuring OG from hydrometer and refractometer, but don’t have experience. Would appreciate your knowledge.
Abv is 7.9%. Estimated OG is 1.075
Thanks for the quick feedback, seems to confirm what I’ve been thinking. I’m brewing a 1.075 clone attempt today, hope it’s close.
just sent you a PM on homebrewtalk. check it!