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Thanks everyone for your replies! I will definitely make sure to aerate better on my next batch and pay more attention to what I'm getting. :)

I added all of the DME at the very beginning, let it dissolve while coming up to a boil, and then topped up to 5 gal with water in the fermenter. I pulled the OG after I aerated the beer but before pitching. Should I be taking OG readings from the wort prior to adding water when topping up?

I just realized my mistake in a prior comment - I wrote 1.080 for FG when I meant 1.008 instead. 5 gal of beer, measured with a hydrometer. I have .110 written down for my OG so I don't entirely know if I meant to write 1.10 or 1.010 - 1.10 would have a large part of the hydrometer sticking out...

I used a hydrometer - perhaps I'm reading the thing wrong. I somehow scribbled down .110 for my OG but I assume I meant to write 1.010 instead. OH - just realized I wrote 1.080 by mistake - FG was 1.008. I will edit main post.

I wanted to try making a pumpkin wheat and my local brew shop has partial mash recipes for both a pumpkin ale and a wheat beer. I've made both individually and they were fantastic, so I figured hey, why not smush them together and see what happens? Original Recipe for Wheat: 4 lbs Bavarian...