low OG

[avm221]

ok i just got done with my 2nd All Grain brew and i did a red ale and the OG came out to 1.064 dose that seem ok?

 

[MBTB]

If you show us your recipe/procedure, we can tell you if 1.064 is O.K. or not.

 

[Cyclman]

Should taste great, but "good" is based on what the recipe intended.

 

[avm221]

i punched it into a apt i got on my phone and it said i should get a OG of 1.077.
here is my recipe:


10 lbs Maris otter
1.5 Special Roast
2 lbs Crystal 90L
4 oz Wheat
2 oz Roast barely
2 oz Chocolate malt
1oz U.S Challenger 7% Alpha 60min
.5oz U.S Golding 6.5%Alpha 30min
1oz crystal 3.5% Alpha 30min
.75oz cascade 6.1% Alpha 10min
.25 czech sazz, 3.5% Alpha
Dry hop After 2 weeks at the start of secondary
.5 cascade 6.1% Alpha
.75oz czech sazz, 3.5% Alpha
Yeast
1 pack American Ale Yeast(danstar American west cost)dry yeast

mashed in at 145 and it stayed well sparged at 160.

 

[MBTB]

Assuming a 5 gal. batch, 1.064 is a bit low based on your grain bill, BUT WILL STILL BE GOOD. With well crushed grain, I would have reached ~1.077 using this method, which is mashing with 1.25 qts. per lb. of grain @ 155*F (stir well) and batch sparging with 2 qts. per lb. of grain @ 170*F (stir well).

 

[avm221]

Thank you I'll do that next batch