Thanks a lot Megary! That's really helpful. Didn't think it would be the grain crush of all things. Had it milled by the seller himself cos I don't have a mill. I'll experiment a bit, and meanwhile I'll check out the link. As for the oiliness...as you said, it might be the oats...nothing I can...

Thanks for the reply. I guess I'll be more mindful of temperature next time I measure SG. Not crushing the roasted barley - I'm not sure....I think I read or saw a video where they said roasted barley need not be milled since it's unmalted. Don't know if this theory holds..Thought I'd go with it...

Have a standard SG hydrometer. ...cooled the sample down to 35 C and measured. Thanks!

Hi all, Attempted my first all grain BIAB yesterday - tried an oatmeal stout. I developed the recipe from all the recipes I've seen, and tweaked it based on the grains I had on hand. Couple of things went a bit wrong - most importantly, my OG was much lower than what it should have been -...