Im new to home brewing and am looking for a little help.
I brewed my 3rd batch today and had an OG much lower than expected.
I tried to follow a Dead Guy Ale clone recipe found on the internet and came up with the following after some substitutions.
Steeped grain in 2 1/2 gal. 155 F for 30 min.
1 tsp. Gypsum (soft well water)
1 lb. 10L Munich malt - 6 row
0.5 lb. 40L Crystal malt
Sparged with 1 1/2 gal. 170F water
Added:
1 lb. Briess DME - Pilsner Light
6.6 lb. Coopers light malt extract
Hops:
1 oz Perle Pellet Hops AA 8.2% 60 minutes
1 oz Sterling Pellet Hops AA 6.0% 10 minutes
1 tblt Whirlfloc 15 minutes
Produced 3.75 gal wort
Cooled - Pitched with WP001 California Ale yeast made into 2 pint starter two days prior
Topped off with water for 5 gal
The OG was 1.04 I was expecting about 1.065 (The OG reading was taken after pitching the yeast.)
Any suggestions?
I brewed my 3rd batch today and had an OG much lower than expected.
I tried to follow a Dead Guy Ale clone recipe found on the internet and came up with the following after some substitutions.
Steeped grain in 2 1/2 gal. 155 F for 30 min.
1 tsp. Gypsum (soft well water)
1 lb. 10L Munich malt - 6 row
0.5 lb. 40L Crystal malt
Sparged with 1 1/2 gal. 170F water
Added:
1 lb. Briess DME - Pilsner Light
6.6 lb. Coopers light malt extract
Hops:
1 oz Perle Pellet Hops AA 8.2% 60 minutes
1 oz Sterling Pellet Hops AA 6.0% 10 minutes
1 tblt Whirlfloc 15 minutes
Produced 3.75 gal wort
Cooled - Pitched with WP001 California Ale yeast made into 2 pint starter two days prior
Topped off with water for 5 gal
The OG was 1.04 I was expecting about 1.065 (The OG reading was taken after pitching the yeast.)
Any suggestions?