ABV off?

[StoutLuv]

Hey guys I may or may not have an issue. I brewed an extract kit called “The Toll” from Atlantic brew supply. The OG I got was 1,140, 5 days later I tested and so far I’m sitting at 1,032 which according to the calculator is 14.17%! I tested my hydrometer in water and got 0998. I followed the directions on the photo I posted. Could this really possible?

 

[rburrelli]

Are you sure about that OG? Seems kind of high based upon those instructions. On extract kits if you follow instructions the OG is usually spot on.

 

[VikeMan]

C&P from older post:

With an extract kit, if you got a gravity significantly higher than the recipe called for, either the kit's designer screwed up (unlikely), or one of these things happened...

- You ended up with less than the intended volume of wort (boiled away too much).
- You should have topped off with more water after the boil, but didn't, or didn't add enough
- You topped off, but didn't mix it thoroughly before taking the hydrometer sample.
- Measurement error.

 

[StoutLuv]

It makes sense that I may have not mixed it well enough after I topped it off before taking the reading.