I brewed my first AG batch last saturday, an autumn amber ale kit from midwest. I mashed at 152 for 1 hour then fly (colander) sparged for roughly 45 minutes to get to my pre-boil volume. Everything seemed to go well. The suggested OG was 1.046 but I got 1.052. First question, why did I overshoot? Did I mash too long/hot?
Added one pack of wyeast american ale II to ferment at 72 deg. Took a gravity reading today (1 week later) and got 1.004. Recommended should be 1.014-1.018.
So not only is my beer going to have more alcohol but I worry it won't have the sweetness that the autumn ale should have.
So ultimately my question is although I got good extraction from the grain I obviously missed all my numbers and I am looking for mistakes in my calculations or methods that could have accounted for this.
Thanks for the help!
Added one pack of wyeast american ale II to ferment at 72 deg. Took a gravity reading today (1 week later) and got 1.004. Recommended should be 1.014-1.018.
So not only is my beer going to have more alcohol but I worry it won't have the sweetness that the autumn ale should have.
So ultimately my question is although I got good extraction from the grain I obviously missed all my numbers and I am looking for mistakes in my calculations or methods that could have accounted for this.
Thanks for the help!