So I've done 3 all grain batches and I got the volume wrong on the first so I can't compare to the last 2. I just brewed a red ale and this was my grain bill:
7lbs 2 row pale domestic
2 lbs white wheat
1 lb caramunich
.5 lb Munich
This is the problem...60 min mash, checked for conversion,good. Topped off after boil to 5.5 gallons and gravity was only 1.040? I'm using a 10 gallon round cooler for a mash tun and temp was 154. Any ideas? Thought my gravity should have been higher. My last batch also came in 10 points lower then I calculated.
7lbs 2 row pale domestic
2 lbs white wheat
1 lb caramunich
.5 lb Munich
This is the problem...60 min mash, checked for conversion,good. Topped off after boil to 5.5 gallons and gravity was only 1.040? I'm using a 10 gallon round cooler for a mash tun and temp was 154. Any ideas? Thought my gravity should have been higher. My last batch also came in 10 points lower then I calculated.