Relatively new to brewing and have been coming across a problem sometimes while extract brewing. I boil 2.5 gallons in a kit, and when I add enough water to get to 5 gallons, I get an OG lower than the recipe called for. My most recent example is an India Black Ale:
Original Gravity per recipe (5 gallons) 1.056-1.060
6.6 lb. LME
1 lb. DME
Calculated OG based on ingredients 1.053
With only 4.5 gallons of water total I had an OG of 1.30!
What is causing this? TIA
-Space
Original Gravity per recipe (5 gallons) 1.056-1.060
6.6 lb. LME
1 lb. DME
Calculated OG based on ingredients 1.053
With only 4.5 gallons of water total I had an OG of 1.30!
What is causing this? TIA
-Space