I started a cream ale a week and half ago. The Og was 1042 when I added to the primary. I just did a check before I racked to the secondary and it is at 1009. Does that make sense? Isn't that low?
Shaftebury Cream Ale - O.G. - 1.042
6lb 10 oz pale malt extract
4 oz carapils malt
5 oz British crystal malt
4 oz chocolate malt
1 oz willamette \1/2 oz cascade blend together and boil 75% for 1 hour / use 25% for finishing
ale yeast
Are you adjusting the sg for the temp of the beer/wort? If it's done fermenting, that reading is only off by .02 - its most likely exactly where it should be