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13proofbeers

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So I am thinking that the OG will be higher than what it turned out. OG was 1.043. I used 3 lbs of LME Amber unhopped and 3 lbs of DME Amber, 2 Ozs of Styrian Golding after extracts added and 1 Oz of U k Fuggle at 30 min. Total 35 Minute boil. Cool down to 85 degrees Fahrenheit over 30 minutes. Muntons yeast was used.
 
If you did a partial boil and added top up water, you probably didn't get a thorough mix. Then your sample is of a "thinner" portion of the wort. If you had the proper amount of water for the malt extracts you should be OK.

If you are still at 80 degrees, get the temperature down asap. You should ferment in the low to mid 60's for most ale yeasts.
 
Made edit to statements hopefully it will help. I under stand what you were saying about top off water and that may be the case. I was going to use an ale yeast, but changed my mind at the last moment.
 
I suppose mixing yeast is not a good ideal? Meaning I could add ale yeast Safale s-04 to the mix. 5 gallons total, used 1.5 gallons to boil, poorest wort into 2 gallons of water and topped off to 5 gallons
 
3 lbs LME & 3 lbs DME in 5 gallons = 1.049. If you took the reading at 85 F, there would be a 3 point correction, so you would read 1.046. That's pretty close to what you did get.

.......... 85 F is way too high to be pitching yeast. It will not kill the yeast, but if the temperature is not reduced quickly, it will produce a lot of fusel alcohols and off flavors.

.......... 1 oz of Fuggles for 30 minutes will not get much bittering, probably less than 10 IBUs. Apart from some sour beers, I'm not sure I know of any beers that have that little bittering.
 
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