Over shot OG by a mile, problems?

[cwiseman77]

So when brewing an American Pale Ale today I overshot my OG by a mile. Target according to BrewMate was 1050, ended up closer to 1060. Where did I go wrong? Will this cause me any problems aside from a longer conditioning time?

 

[Duxuk]

You could always liquor back to a lower OG. The danger is that you may knock the flavour off balance, but that is also a danger of a higher OG. 1060 is not outrageous. I'd congratulate myself on my efficient mashing and enjoy something stronger, probably. :

 

[cwiseman77]

If I hit FG it'll be over 6%

Oh well I'll give it plenty time and will hopefully be a tasty brew

 

[jonnymorris]

I'm guessing your mash efficiency was greater than expected (as mentioned above) or you lost more than anticipated when boiling. Did you use malt from a different maltster, mash longer or boiler longer/harder than usual? My first few brews came out with a higher than expected OG as did some after I started doing an overnight mash but all turned out well regardless.

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[cwiseman77]

It was actually my final extract brew before going BIAB AG...so not sure where the extra points could have came from. I did you some dark crystal which I steeped but it was like 5% of the total grain bill so doubt it could have added that much. Recipe from brew day post is here http://www.thehomebrewforum.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=21&t=40450

Maybe I did something wrong on brewmate :wha:

 

[WelshPaul]

Many APAs weigh in at over 6% abv, so yours in pretty much spot on.