BlindFaith
Well-Known Member
I just finished my 2nd AG batch. I know what happened with my first batch as I had way too much strike water and overshot my pre boil volume by a gallon or so and screwed up my gravity pretty badly. Today I had just the right amount of strike, my mash temp was spot on within 3 degrees for an hour, I ended up using less sparge than I thought and full boiled for an hour. My gravity is still low by about 10 points. I brewed the 2 Hearted Clone at 150F using two different thermometers for accuracy. The only thing I forgot was my last vorlauf while batch sparging, but that was it. Pre boil was about 7 gallons, ended up with 5.5 gals in my carboy...... Everything seemed fine according to the recipe.
What else do I need to do or what am I missing here? I noticed some grains were not completely crushed and a couple whole grains here and there. That could be an issue. I'm just bummed out because everything went so well the whole day only to not hit my OG at all.
What else do I need to do or what am I missing here? I noticed some grains were not completely crushed and a couple whole grains here and there. That could be an issue. I'm just bummed out because everything went so well the whole day only to not hit my OG at all.