OK so I brewed my first AG. The ABV seems to be low by about 1%. Hopefully you can tell me this is just a rookie mistake and can tell me where i went wrong.
Brewed the Caribou Slobber (AG) kit from northern brewer.
Roughly 10lbs of grain.
Forget the quantities (forgot to write down) of mash vs sparge water used, but for mash poured in water at 166 degrees for a one hour mash hoping to be around 153 degrees. I averaged 151 degrees during mash.
Then batch sparged the with remaining water.(forget the amount of water again) Mash and sparge water totaled about 8.5 gallons for a 5 gallon batch. (got 8.5 using an online calculator)
Pre boil gravity 1.038
After boil OG 1.046 (Should have been 1.052 per northern brewer)
Final gravity 1.011
My calculations show ABV 3.7%
Did i calculate wrong? Too low mash temp? Or other?
Any input would be appreciated.
Thanks! LOVE this forum!
opXus
Brewed the Caribou Slobber (AG) kit from northern brewer.
Roughly 10lbs of grain.
Forget the quantities (forgot to write down) of mash vs sparge water used, but for mash poured in water at 166 degrees for a one hour mash hoping to be around 153 degrees. I averaged 151 degrees during mash.
Then batch sparged the with remaining water.(forget the amount of water again) Mash and sparge water totaled about 8.5 gallons for a 5 gallon batch. (got 8.5 using an online calculator)
Pre boil gravity 1.038
After boil OG 1.046 (Should have been 1.052 per northern brewer)
Final gravity 1.011
My calculations show ABV 3.7%
Did i calculate wrong? Too low mash temp? Or other?
Any input would be appreciated.
Thanks! LOVE this forum!
opXus