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Mash out should have nothing to do with an off flavor. Need more details on the taste or odor.

This is how I look at brew day as well!!

IPAs are meant to age. Look it up, that's the whole point of an IPA. If you are using tried and true recipes or kits and still aren't getting the taste you are expecting, I would look towards equipment or process.

What kind of kit? Extract or AG?

They are all about the same. I bought mine off Amazon for like $10 each. The high end ones may be more exact and have a longer life but if you calibrate each time with boiling water you should be close enough. Just make sure you get one that can actually be calibrated.

Looks like pellet hops to me.

Either a blender or food processor will work but will take a LONG time. I too made the same mistake early in my AG career. I milled the grains in a food processor and then doubled my mash time. Actually hit my OG within a point.

Agreed. Give them a chance to make it right. Now as for if the grain is good or not... I would bet you that it still is. But that would require opening the bag and probably ruining any chances you have to exchange it.

It will be good. That recipe is very close to my go to IPA recipe. I just add 2# of rye and my timing is different.

Probably tastes like corn and squash. Ok that's my comment from the peanut gallery.

I think there is your problem. I have never used a hydrometer calibrated in the 60s on 150* wort. I am sure someone has before. I would actually be interested to see how a 150s hydrometer reads in 60* water and vice versa... I may try this when I get home

If you use 100% tap water then it would not be an issue. As Yooper said, most people like to tweak their water. Only way I would see to use RO water, or any other modified water, and an on demand HW heater would be to have a bulk tank of your modified/RO water and a pump. Pump from the bulk tank...

Technically any mash has trace amounts of methanol...

Are you using a hydrometer that is calibrated to 155*?

Color will be nice. Cant really tell you how "malty" it will be without knowing your plan with the hops. I dont know about the flaked oats... kinda weird for an IPA.

What exactly is the issue? Air lock activity?

Congrats on your first AG brew!! Welcome to the addiction.

If a heavy oatmeal flavor is what you are going for, I would do 50/50 2Row and oatmeal. Maybe a little crystal 40 for color.

[emoji121]️this guy hit it right on the head

What is your AG setup and did you sparge your grains? I would bet that is where your drop in expected gravity happened.