Thanks IslandLizard!
I brewed this up today but my numbers are way off, my starting gravity was only 1.057??? wondering how this happened. I followed the recipe to the letter and added the honey at flame out. When I put the numbers in to beersmith its says I should be around 1.061, rather than 1.075? so confused
Acott, you understand that's for 5 US gallons, right? If that's not the issue, Did you get the honey stirred in well? If the answer is yes to both questions, then you either had some loss of efficiency or weight or volume measurement issue.
That's an excellent point on US vs. British (Imperial) gallons!
It could also have to do with mash efficiency (coarse grist), mashtun deadspace/wort retention, etc. You can always add some DME powder to make up for a bit low OG. You're only 4 points low, I wouldn't sweat it.
Or add some more honey. I prefer to add (simple) sugar additions (honey falls in that category) after the primary fermentation has slowed down significantly, like after a week or so. It also seems to retain more honey flavor that way, as not all aromatics are blown out the airlock with the heavy CO2 production.