My last few beers have all been coming up with a low final gravity. The funny thing is they are all landing at the same spot, 1.006. I have no idea why I am unable to hit my target final gravity anymore. I used to be very consistent at hitting 1.010 and I don't know what changed. I started looking at my notes and unfortunately I don't always record my FG, so I don't know exactly when this problem started. I am very meticulous about sanitation and always wash my gear with Oxyclean and sanitize with StarSan. Also, no visible signs of infections or off flavors.
I switched to BIAB brewing this year and have had a lot of success with this method. My mash temperatures are typically between 150 and 152 and temperature drop is 2 degrees over an hour. I even mashed my last batch at 152 despite the recipe calling for 150 just to be sure I wasn't too low.
I also calibrated my hydrometer and it's reads 1.000 in room temp water.
Overall, I have been making delicious beer, but I feel I am on the dryer side and missing some of the malt sweetness. I am planning to brew a few malt forward beers for the fall and don't want them turning out too dry. Any ideas on what can be causing this issue?
I switched to BIAB brewing this year and have had a lot of success with this method. My mash temperatures are typically between 150 and 152 and temperature drop is 2 degrees over an hour. I even mashed my last batch at 152 despite the recipe calling for 150 just to be sure I wasn't too low.
I also calibrated my hydrometer and it's reads 1.000 in room temp water.
Overall, I have been making delicious beer, but I feel I am on the dryer side and missing some of the malt sweetness. I am planning to brew a few malt forward beers for the fall and don't want them turning out too dry. Any ideas on what can be causing this issue?