How'd my gravity get so high?

[linuxelf]

I did my first minimash today. I did a modified version of Jamil's APA. The recipe I used is here:

http://www.gigapants.com/recipes/Jamils ... imash.html

Anyway, promash estimated that I'd get a 1.057 OG. I ended up with a 1.070! I mashed at 151 for 60 minutes, recirculated the wort a bit and drew it off. Then I did a 5 minute sparge at 171. My entire grain bill was:

.5 lbs crystal 20
.5 lbs crystal 40
.5 lbs victory
.5 lbs munich
2 lbs 2-row

At 15 minutes left in the boil, I added 4lbs extra-light DME.

I poured the wort through a strainer in my funnel to get out most of the larger particulate matter. What could I have done to end up with an OG so high?

[seanhagerty]

what volume was the recipe for ..and what did you end up with?

[drewbage1847]

Was this actually a full wort boil or was it a top up situation? Could have run into the classic issue of a dense wort pocket.

[linuxelf]

It's a 5 gallon batch. I started topping it up, and stopped a bit short of 5 gallons. The gravity was in the 1.07's, so I kept filling up to the 5 gal point, and it was still 1.070. I put it in my fridge, didn't pitch yeast yet, and let it sit there for an hour, and tested it again, still 1.070. I'm just stumped.

[linuxelf]

Was this actually a full wort boil or was it a top up situation? Could have run into the classic issue of a dense wort pocket.

Ah, that must have been it. I just took another reading, and it's 1.052. That's more like where I thought it'd be. Thanks, man.

[J.Brew]

Just so you know, Jamil's recipe's are all targeted for 6 gallons.

[linuxelf]

Yeah, I scaled it down to 5 by dropping a lb of DME. It made my target OG hit about the same place as Jamil's, though the ratio of victory, munich, crystal 20, and crystal 40 was a little higher.