final gravity

[rahines08]

My final gravity came in low. I brewed an orange blonde. What does the low FG mean

 

[Hammy71]

How low? The number given with your recipe is usually a guesstimate at best. If it did come in low, then your alcohol % will be higher too and your beer may/will be a little dryer in taste. Really not a big deal if it is only a couple of points off either way. No worries.

 

[rahines08]

It was suposse to be 1.013, it ended up being 1.009. My OG was suppose to be 1.050 and it was 1.046 also.

 

[djonas]

It is going to be around a 5% ABV beer, right? It looks like your original gravity is likely to blame. No worries, it will just feel like a lighter beer.

 

[Yooper]

It was suposse to be 1.013, it ended up being 1.009. My OG was suppose to be 1.050 and it was 1.046 also.

Thats a difference of .004? Nothing at all to be concerned about. Some of that could simply be a temperature difference or a hydrometer reading difference (looking at it from an angle). They aren't easy to read sometimes, and .004 is negligible.

 

[rahines08]

Thnx for Info