what the heck is going on?? shipping yeast??

[Coppinburgh]

I got a brew of the month club for Xmas from Midwest supplies. SWMBO ordered dry yeast with them which I've never had an issue with in past brews. I brewed Midwest big river brown ale and Scottish export 80. Both brews only finished at 4.0% ABV and should've been around 5%. I hit my target O.G. on both?? This is the first yeast I've used that was shipped. Could that be the issue?

 

[Cbaddad]

We need more info. What was OG and what temp did you mash at and then ferement at? How long?

 

[Coppinburgh]

Both were extract with steeping grains. Steeped @ 155.

O.G. on the brown was 1.048

O.G. on the Scottish was 1.052

Both fermented for 14 days @ 64 degrees.
Instructions said the yeast performs best at the low end of ale spectrum.

 

[aslander]

What yeast did you use? Nottingham?

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[BeerLoverHere]

I always ferment at that temp too, but then raise it up to 70 if I can for a few days. That could help the yeast eat up a little more sugar.

Did you take a final gravity reading?

What was the temp of your wort when you took the original reading?