Just brewed an American Wheat Ale using partial mash. Using BeerSmith, the OG was supposed to by 1.054, but it came out only at 1.041. I adjusted for temperature on the gravity reading). I haven't missed an OG by this much - any thoughts on possible reasons. I know there are probably dozens of possible reasons, but this is driving me nuts. Here's the recipe:
mashed in 1 gallon water at 155 degrees for 60 minutes, sparged with 170 degree water to make approx 2 gallons:
1 lbs Pilsner (2 Row) Ger (2.0 SRM) Grain 12.90 %
1 lbs Wheat, Torrified (1.7 SRM) Grain 12.90 %
8.0 oz Cara-Pils/Dextrine (2.0 SRM) Grain 6.45 %
2 lbs Wheat Dry Extract (8.0 SRM) Dry Extract 25.81 %
3 lbs 4.0 oz Pale Liquid Extract [Boil for 15 min] Extract 41.94 %
1.00 oz Hallertauer [4.00 %] (60 min) Hops 12.5 IBU (whole leaf)
1.00 oz Hallertauer [4.00 %] (30 min) Hops 6.4 IBU (whole leaf)
0.25 tsp Irish Moss (Boil 10.0 min) Misc
1.00 oz Lemon Zest (Boil 5.0 min) Misc
1.00 gm Seeds of Paradise (Boil 5.0 min) Misc
1 Pkgs American Ale (Wyeast Labs #1056) Yeast-Ale
mashed in 1 gallon water at 155 degrees for 60 minutes, sparged with 170 degree water to make approx 2 gallons:
1 lbs Pilsner (2 Row) Ger (2.0 SRM) Grain 12.90 %
1 lbs Wheat, Torrified (1.7 SRM) Grain 12.90 %
8.0 oz Cara-Pils/Dextrine (2.0 SRM) Grain 6.45 %
2 lbs Wheat Dry Extract (8.0 SRM) Dry Extract 25.81 %
3 lbs 4.0 oz Pale Liquid Extract [Boil for 15 min] Extract 41.94 %
1.00 oz Hallertauer [4.00 %] (60 min) Hops 12.5 IBU (whole leaf)
1.00 oz Hallertauer [4.00 %] (30 min) Hops 6.4 IBU (whole leaf)
0.25 tsp Irish Moss (Boil 10.0 min) Misc
1.00 oz Lemon Zest (Boil 5.0 min) Misc
1.00 gm Seeds of Paradise (Boil 5.0 min) Misc
1 Pkgs American Ale (Wyeast Labs #1056) Yeast-Ale