Collal
New Member
I just racked my third batch to it's secondary and when I took the hydrometer reading it read 1.014. Not bad I figured, except for the fact that the OG was approx. (I forgot to write the exact number down) 1.040. My first two batches had higher OG's and turned out to be around 7% ABV when they were bottled but what it a suppose to be a heavier beer will likely turn out to be a puny 4.0-4.5 ABV at best. I don't get it, I steeped the grains for 30+ minutes at 155 in approx. 4 gallons of water in a provided muslin bag. What did I do in order to get such a low OG for such a heavy beer?