Hello all,
Just finished my third all grain batch and had a few issues along the way that resulted in missing my target OG by a bit. I was brewing Midwest's Liberty Cream ale (7 lbs 2 row, 2 lbs flaked corn, 8 oz carapils) and got to an OG (this is post boil, pre fermentation, think I'm using the terminology right) of about 1.038 (target was 1.042-1.046). I think I was low because I forgot to preheat my mash tun and had trouble maintaining temp throughout the mash (had to add a few qyarts of water at 170F halfway through to get the temp above 145).
So my question is--will this beer turn out alright? I haven't been able to find much on here about what effect missing the target OG has on a beer--obviously it will be lower alcohol but will missing by just a few points have a big effect on the overall taste? Should I maintain hope for this beer?
Just finished my third all grain batch and had a few issues along the way that resulted in missing my target OG by a bit. I was brewing Midwest's Liberty Cream ale (7 lbs 2 row, 2 lbs flaked corn, 8 oz carapils) and got to an OG (this is post boil, pre fermentation, think I'm using the terminology right) of about 1.038 (target was 1.042-1.046). I think I was low because I forgot to preheat my mash tun and had trouble maintaining temp throughout the mash (had to add a few qyarts of water at 170F halfway through to get the temp above 145).
So my question is--will this beer turn out alright? I haven't been able to find much on here about what effect missing the target OG has on a beer--obviously it will be lower alcohol but will missing by just a few points have a big effect on the overall taste? Should I maintain hope for this beer?