help! 2nd extract brew

[ptsupermix]

Hi there, I've just done my second extract brew following a recipe from the internet (from usa I think) .
It said to boil 3 gallons of water and add malt extract made in the usual way. When done I've only got 12ltrs and the o.g was 1.090.
Is this right?
It's fermenting now

[Rookie]

Hi there, I've just done my second extract brew following a recipe from the internet (from usa I think) .
It said to boil 3 gallons of water and add malt extract made in the usual way. When done I've only got 12ltrs and the o.g was 1.090.
Is this right?
It's fermenting now

How much extract?

[Caddarn]

Did the recipe not say to top up the wort with cold water until you reached the 5 gallon mark? (18l if it was a US recipe!)

[ptsupermix]

3.5 kg lme.
No mention of topping up.
I'll c if I can copy recipe here

[ptsupermix]

http://beerandbrewing.com/VPYzgioAABinb ... ipa-recipe
This is the recipe.

[Caddarn]

That seems very odd... all the extract recipe's I've followed have been similar to that one but you add cold water to the FV to reach 20-23l... that would bring your gravity down to the expected level too.

[ptsupermix]

Thanks caddarn, I've already topped up with 2 kettle full of cooled boiled water- up to 1.5ltr now. I'll do the same to getup to volume.
If I didn't I think I would be making a barley wine