My S.G. Is off

[dexter_craig]

I just put a Bud Clone in primary. The S.G. was 1.048
According to the cook sheet it should have a S.G. of
1.038-1.040

Should I worry.

I did add about 6 oz of honey to the boil. Could that change it.

 

[RichBrewer]

What was the recipe? 6 Oz. of honey will definitely change the gravity. Did you get your volume to exactly 5 gallons?

 

[dexter_craig]

Just slightly over 5 gallons.

 

[dexter_craig]

The recipe was a bud clone from Midwest.

Is midwest a good supllier or are there better?

 

[malkore]

partial boil, that you topped off with more water?
if so, you just didn't get it mixed well enough, so you're getting an inaccurate reading.
6oz of honey in 5 gallons might give you 1 more point. Just assume you nailed the OG listed in the recipe since you can't really miss it with an extract kit unless you use the wrong volume of water.

 

[Yooper]

And Midwest is a fine supplier. I like them, and Northern Brewer, and Austinhomebrew.com. I've bought supplies from those three and been happy.