Brewed my first AG. An American Ale from the Brewsmith software. I expected O.G. to be around 1.047 but it was 1.062. after 6 days fermenting at 70-71F the F.G. is at 1.028
I mashed with 3 gal of water but it resulted in 1.5 gal of wort. Is that pretty normal? I expected 2 gal.
Is my efficeiency of my mash tun too low?
Why was my O.G. so high?
Recipe:
8 lbs Pale Malt 2 row
1 lb Crystal 40L
.25 lb Munich Malt
.75oz Centennial 8.4% 60min
1 oz Cascade 6% 10min
White Labs WLP060
2L starter
Mashed 3gal 158F 45 min
Batch sparge 5 gal
60min boil
I mashed with 3 gal of water but it resulted in 1.5 gal of wort. Is that pretty normal? I expected 2 gal.
Is my efficeiency of my mash tun too low?
Why was my O.G. so high?
Recipe:
8 lbs Pale Malt 2 row
1 lb Crystal 40L
.25 lb Munich Malt
.75oz Centennial 8.4% 60min
1 oz Cascade 6% 10min
White Labs WLP060
2L starter
Mashed 3gal 158F 45 min
Batch sparge 5 gal
60min boil