BB Holiday Ale Extremely Low SG?

[swindsor]

Last night I brewed the Holiday Ale kit and I'm pretty sure I did everything right. This is my 10th batch and I followed the directions to the T but for some reason the SG was 1.042 when it should have been in the 1.068-1.072 range. It would seem as if I left out some fermentables but I put in all that was there -6.6lb light LME
-1 lb golden DME
-1 lb corn sugar

I spun the hydrometer in the thief a few times to make sure there weren't any air bubbles.

Can anybody think of a reason my SG would be so low? And what will this do to the final outcome of the ABV. I assume it will be much lower now?

I'm kind of bummed, I was really looking forward to this one

 

[SBor02]

I recently made this kit and my SG was right on target. Maybe your wort was not stirred enough?

 

[swindsor]

Do you mean in the brew pot? I stirred quite a bit but I guess I could have done more. Would that really lower the SG that much?

 

[wcarter1227]

my guess is that your sg was right with in that range, but the wort wasnt stirred enough in the fermenter and the concentrated wort went to the bottom. i usually stir my wort for 5 minutes before taking gravity readings and then i pitch my yeast. the good news that the yeast will find all of the goodness from the brew and will eat it and mix it up. i would relax and just assume you are in the middle of the sg. then when its done take the fg and calculate. your beer will be fine

 

[IrregularPulse]

Was this a full boil or top off with water?
If top off with water, the wort and water were probably just not mixed well and you got a diluted sample. With extract brewing you can assume you hit your SG.

 

[Kickass]

Was this a full boil or top off with water?
If top off with water, the wort and water were probably just not mixed well and you got a diluted sample. With extract brewing you can assume you hit your SG.

Yep, it takes a good bit to get a well mixed batch

 

[swindsor]

it was a partial boil with the old top off. I think I did everything right so I will just assume that it will fine