For some strange reason, I've been getting much lower Starting Gravity numbers than I'm expecting. Most recently, I used 12 lbs of grain (and 3 lb of turbinado sugar), and got a SG of 1.040 for 5 gallons. I've been concerned about this for awhile, since this has happened a few times.
I think my mashing is fine, I keep my water at or very close to 150º, steep my grains for 1 hour at least, stirring every 2 minutes or so, and I split up the grain bill in half into 2 pots and use a ton of water in each pot. I also boil for at least 2 hours. Any ideas on why I'm not getting all the malty goodness out of my grain?
I'm going to re-read my homebrewing books and see if I'm missing something important. I'd like to get the problem resolved before the next brew day so I don't have to keep adding extra sugar or malt extract to bump up the ABV in the 2ndary.
Input is much appreciated
I think my mashing is fine, I keep my water at or very close to 150º, steep my grains for 1 hour at least, stirring every 2 minutes or so, and I split up the grain bill in half into 2 pots and use a ton of water in each pot. I also boil for at least 2 hours. Any ideas on why I'm not getting all the malty goodness out of my grain?
I'm going to re-read my homebrewing books and see if I'm missing something important. I'd like to get the problem resolved before the next brew day so I don't have to keep adding extra sugar or malt extract to bump up the ABV in the 2ndary.
Input is much appreciated