Missed My Target OG

[Dunkocaster]

Brew day for me yesterday, have been trying to perfect a London Pride type of recipe but completely missed my OG after Mash, it was very low 1.012,
After a bit of research and head scratching I think it could be my mash volume was too large, the mash was very watery and not like an oatmeal at all.

I would like to discount my grain Î think it was milled correctly and bought from my local store, but I understand this also has a large part to play.

Any input would be much
appreciated

 

[brewhaha]

Brew day for me yesterday, have been trying to perfect a London Pride type of recipe but completely missed my OG after Mash, it was very low 1.012,
After a bit of research and head scratching I think it could be my mash volume was too large, the mash was very watery and not like an oatmeal at all.

I would like to discount my grain Î think it was milled correctly and bought from my local store, but I understand this also has a large part to play.

Any input would be much
appreciated

Any chance your hydrometer is off the mark? Does it read 1.000 in water?

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[peebee]

Brew day for me yesterday, have been trying to perfect a London Pride type of recipe but completely missed my OG after Mash, it was very low 1.012,
After a bit of research and head scratching I think it could be my mash volume was too large, the mash was very watery and not like an oatmeal at all. …

Don't go down the road of thinking mash thickness makes a huge difference. It can make some difference, but not a big one - after all there are people out there mashing using no-sparge, the entire brew length's water in the mash, and "BIAB" techniques, and get on fine with such a thin mash.

 

[The Baron]

Amount of grain water temp mash time would help to assess the issue
Thanks

 

[Dunkocaster]

Any chance your hydrometer is off the mark? Does it read 1.000 in water?

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My hydrometer reads 1.000 in water and I also have a Refractometer which confirmed my reading, I have also calibrated my Refractometer with distilled water, so I know my reading was correct.

 

[Brew_DD2]

Recipe?

 

[Dunkocaster]

Many thanks for the replies everyone, I think its my recipe scaling, I recovered the OG with a bit of sugar ! except the rule of thumb I used was a bit overzealous, oops think its going to be more like a Duvel !