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I'm in!

It was a 2.5 G batch.

Not yanking anyone's chain. When I went back to provide additional details, it forced me to see the bonehead mistake(s) I was making. I stated as much and thanked everyone for their help.

Thanks for all the suggestions and guidance on this issue. I'll definitely be making some adjustments before and during my next batch. But even though I've been having these issues, the beer still tastes great and on target flavor wise at least. Thanks again everyone.

Now that I'm a few hours removed from the staggering readings, I went back and checked some notes and realized that my batch sparging process has been off the last couple batches. I don't think that completely solves the problem, but it's a start. Instead of draining the mash tun then adding...

No, I get all of my grains from morebeer.com

The grain bill is pretty simple. See below. 7 lbs 8.0 oz Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM) Grain 1 82.7 % 1 lbs Vienna Malt (3.5 SRM) Grain 2 11.0 % 8.0 oz Cara-Pils/Dextrine (2.0 SRM) Grain 3 5.5 % 1.0 oz Chocolate Malt (350.0 SRM) Grain 4 0.7 % Grain/water = 1.25G Taking preboil gravity...

Hopefully you guys can help. I've been having terrible OG readings for a few batches now ever since I switched from BIAB to converting a 10G igloo into a mash tun. I have to be doing something wrong but I can't seem to figure it out. My breaking point came today when I brewed what was...

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Brewed this one a while ago and am finally able to enjoy it. I definitely like the FF hops and am happy to know I have extra stored in my fridge. I forgot to get the C80 at the LHBS. So I guess I'll have to try this again with that. And I have no issue with that. Great recipe.