what to do if...

[hondo]

I am trying to make only my second brew, just a quick question on what to do if my starting gravity is more than the expected starting gravity?

[HomeBrew]

Is your final volume correct for your recipe? If it's low, that could account for it... In general, though I would ignore it -- but you can reduce the specific gravity by adding water...

[hondo]

the volume of my recipe is ok. It is 1060 when it should be 1053. I think I will ignore it for this batch,just wondering what would make it do this. I also checked the temp to adjust for calibration. Thank you for your comment Homebrew.