Did I get a wrong OG?

[CanaltownBrewer]

I've been told that my OG reading was probably off for my first brew attempt. I wouldn't be surprised, because I knew going in my recipe was pretty "robust."

Maybe the hydrometer stuck to the sides of the tube?

I got a 1.070...was told it was likely over 1.100.

Here's what I put in for a 5-gal batch now in the carboy:

2 lb dark dried malt extract powder
3.3 lb Amber malt extract syrup
3.3 lb Dark malt extract syrup
3.3 lb Hopped dark malt extract syrup
1/2 gal maple syrup

Any thoughts?

 

[Hondo3]

Using your ingredients, the program I use gave an estimated OG of 1.113

 

[Dynachrome]

How much water and, maple syrup or maple sap?

!.070 isn't bad if the yeast can digest all of the sugars.

 

[Captain Damage]

Yeah, BeerSmith calculates an OG of 1.119 (I estimated 64oz of maple syrup at 5lbs - should be close). I've had "off" OG readings with my beers too. Most here just chalk it up to the difficulty of getting a truly homogeneous mixture when doing partial boils. Sometimes it's way over, sometimes way under. But the consensus seems to be that working with malt extract, you're pretty safe is assuming your calculated OG and not worrying about what your 1st reading tells you.