Hello all. I am a newbie. I just brewed my first batch. after my boil and before I pitched my yeast I took my hydrometer reading. According to the recipe I had it showed that the OG should have been around 4.9. Mine was 3.0
I followed the process as they had outlined. Seep the specialty grains at 170 for 30 mins in 1.5 gallons. Then take off the heat and stir in the LME. Hopped according to their schedule. Boiled the wort for an hour.
I had to add water to the carboy to come up to 5 gallons.
Then I took the reading.
That leads me to the questions I have.
What could I have done wrong?
What can I do at that point to bring the OG up?
Will it affect the overall quality of my beer?
I followed the process as they had outlined. Seep the specialty grains at 170 for 30 mins in 1.5 gallons. Then take off the heat and stir in the LME. Hopped according to their schedule. Boiled the wort for an hour.
I had to add water to the carboy to come up to 5 gallons.
Then I took the reading.
That leads me to the questions I have.
What could I have done wrong?
What can I do at that point to bring the OG up?
Will it affect the overall quality of my beer?