angryyoungman
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I'm doing a very small batch experiment and I worry I may have made a mistake. I'm making a low ABV raspberry/ lemon hefeweizen. It sounds weird, but it's an experiment. Anyway, everything went great, the mash seemed pretty good, boil was where the mistake was made. I was distracted by food and accidentally let it boil for a little too long. I didn't think much of it, I would just top up with a little cold water and help cool it down in the process. Then to make things worse I put a bit too much water in. When I measured the gravity it was a bit lower than anticipated... I was shooting for 1.048 and ended up with 1.036. Now I think it's probably just because the wort and the water weren't mixed fully because I really didn't add too much extra, but it could also be a highly inefficient mash. I just wanted some more experienced opinions. Oh also it ended up wayyyyyy too dark. It was supposed to be about 8 SRM, but looks to me like it's closer to 16.
I'm not too upset about the color or the gravity to be honest. I like dark beers, I'm just worried the low OG could result in a thin, tasteless beer.
I'm not too upset about the color or the gravity to be honest. I like dark beers, I'm just worried the low OG could result in a thin, tasteless beer.