The past two times I've brewed (which is only out of a total of 6), my OG has come out a good bump lower than what was calculated from the site of my LHBS. I brewed one as a partial boil and one as a full on my friend's turkey fryer brewing setup.
I brewed a Foreign Extra Stout +1 extra pound of LME, which came out at 1.054 @ 85F as a partial boil of 3 gallons initial boil and adding the remaining up till 5 as cold water in the fermentation bucket. I did do a late extract addition of about half the LME.
I brewed an American IPA which came out at 1.046 @ 86F. This was a full boil starting at about 6 - 6.5 gallons and ending right on target of 5 gallons. I also did a late addition extract addition of about half the LME.
Any thoughts on what might be causing the OG to come out lower than what the calculator says?
I brewed a Foreign Extra Stout +1 extra pound of LME, which came out at 1.054 @ 85F as a partial boil of 3 gallons initial boil and adding the remaining up till 5 as cold water in the fermentation bucket. I did do a late extract addition of about half the LME.
I brewed an American IPA which came out at 1.046 @ 86F. This was a full boil starting at about 6 - 6.5 gallons and ending right on target of 5 gallons. I also did a late addition extract addition of about half the LME.
Any thoughts on what might be causing the OG to come out lower than what the calculator says?