Oh man, what happened?!

So using Beersmith, i formulated a recipe(partial mash) for an IPA.(im a newbie ,fyi). I did a Hefe last week using beersmith and hit the OG right on but on this IPA i was sooo off. The estimated OG was 1.061, the actually... F'in 1.083. What did i do?

here the recipe, per beer smith:
Type: Partial Mash
Date: 1/27/2009
Batch Size: 5.00 gal
Brewer:
Boil Size: 4.08 gal Asst Brewer:
Boil Time: 60 min Equipment: Brew Pot (5 Gallon)
Taste Rating(out of 50): 35.0 Brewhouse Efficiency: 75.00
Taste Notes:

Ingredients

Amount Item Type % or IBU
5.85 lb Extra Light Dry Extract (3.0 SRM) Dry Extract 74.52 %
0.75 lb Caramel/Crystal Malt - 60L (60.0 SRM) Grain 9.55 %
0.75 lb Vienna Malt (3.5 SRM) Grain 9.55 %
0.50 lb Cara-Pils/Dextrine (2.0 SRM) Grain 6.37 %
1.00 oz Glacier [7.40 %] (60 min) Hops 19.6 IBU
1.00 oz Goldings, B.C. [4.50 %] (45 min) Hops 10.9 IBU
1.00 oz Goldings, East Kent [4.80 %] (30 min) Hops 9.8 IBU
1.00 oz Williamette [4.60 %] (10 min) Hops 4.4 IBU
1 Pkgs British Ale (Wyeast Labs #1098) Yeast-Ale



Beer Profile

Est Original Gravity: 1.061 SG
Measured Original Gravity: 1.082 SG
Est Final Gravity: 1.015 SG Measured Final Gravity: 1.020 SG
Estimated Alcohol by Vol: 6.03 % Actual Alcohol by Vol: 8.12 %
Bitterness: 44.8 IBU Calories: 378 cal/pint
Est Color: 8.8 SRM Color: Color


Mash Profile

Mash Name: Single Infusion, Full Body Total Grain Weight: 2.00 lb
Sparge Water: 3.70 gal Grain Temperature: 72.0 F
Sparge Temperature: 168.0 F TunTemperature: 72.0 F
Adjust Temp for Equipment: FALSE Mash PH: 5.4 PH

Single Infusion, Full Body Step Time Name Description Step Temp
45 min Mash In Add 2.50 qt of water at 164.8 F 153.0 F
10 min Step Add 0.00 qt of water at 158.0 F 158.0 F
10 min Mash Out Add 1.00 qt of water at 196.6 F 168.0 F

I had two gallons cooled boiled water awaiting in the carboy, i used 1 3/4 Gal for sparging at 170F. Final boil volume added to carboy was about 1 1/4. toped off with just under 2 Gal cooled boiled water, was just about 5.25 gal in the carboy.


the wort in my hydromoeter flask tastes good, but like a bitter desert. hahahahahahaha. Maybe i shouldnt have sampled a bottle of everything ive ever brewed during this process.

It looks like either your DME wasn't weighed right and you had more, Or you checked the O.G. when the Wort was still to warm and got a false reading.

Temperature was on, and DME was correct.

First, exactly at which point did you take the hydrometer reading?

Second, the absolute maximum possible gravity you should've gotten, given you measured your ingredients and water correctly, is about 1.065. So, something went wrong with your measurements if you took the hydrometer reading correctly.

i took the reading after the carboy was filled, befor i pitched the yeast. The temperature of the wort was at 72F, my Hydro is calibrated at 70F. Could my hydro be broken, cause that ****er was floating at 1.083.

Check your hydrometer in 70* water (distilled if you got it), it should read very close to 1.000

You used two gallons of top off water. My guess is that the wort wasn't fully mixed with the top off water, and that you're reading was skewed due to that. If you just brewed it today, I'd give the carboy some more swirls, then take another reading.

stevea1210 said:

You used two gallons of top off water. My guess is that the wort wasn't fully mixed with the top off water, and that you're reading was skewed due to that. If you just brewed it today, I'd give the carboy some more swirls, then take another reading.

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I vote for this.

I tried to mix it up pretty good, think ill give it another reading tomarrow.
Now theres no action from the yeast. Iknow, i know...give it a few. Im impatient.