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Can someone tell me why my OG is so high? pic inside

High compared to what?

I calculate an even higher gravity, based on what's displayed. You have 5 kg of fermentables, which according to defaults is about 436 total gravity points. Divide that into your volume and I get 1.087. So, your gravity leaves room for more than 2 liters of trub loss.

Did you take a partial mash recipe and simply change the Maris Otter "type" from grain into extract? That could make at least a 1.011 gravity boost in the recipe.

In that recipe, for the American IPA style, I'd cut the amber extract and corn sugar by half.

 
brewfun said:
High compared to what?

I calculate an even higher gravity, based on what's displayed. You have 5 kg of fermentables, which according to defaults is about 436 total gravity points. Divide that into your volume and I get 1.087. So, your gravity leaves room for more than 2 liters of trub loss.

Did you take a partial mash recipe and simply change the Maris Otter "type" from grain into extract? That could make at least a 1.011 gravity boost in the recipe.

In that recipe, for the American IPA style, I'd cut the amber extract and corn sugar by half.
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Thank you very much, that put the values back in to the greenzone. I did just change the Maris "type" to extract, and I believe that was the main problem.
 
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