KenDawg19

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Does anyone know the range of original gravity and final gravity for a milk/sweet stout?

Echo2112

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Style OG is 1.044 to 1.060

Style FG is 1.012 to 1.024

Style Color 30.0 to 40.0 SRM

Style IBU 20.0 to 40.0

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I need to work on my brewing to drinking ratio. My production has not been keep pace with demand.

KenDawg19

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Thank you echo.

I took a reading last night and got 1.021. The brew has been in the primary fermenter for 7 days now (not using a secondary), how much longer should I wait to bottle?

Cugel

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What's the rush? Give it another few weeks, not necessarily to lower the FG, but to give them yeasties a chance to absorb some of their by products and clean the taste up somewhat. I tend to give my beer 3 weeks in the fermenter.

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Relax, don't worry etc. and so on.

Primaries: Old Ale, Barleywine, ESB, Scottish 80/.
Secondaries: Lime Wine, Strawberry-Banana Mead, Carmenere (from 144 lbs of grapes!), Engl. Barleywine, Modded JOAM, Concord Grape Pyment.
Kegs: Choc/Coffee Stout, Saison, Dry Stout.
Bottles: Belgian Str. Dark, Dubbel, Cider X 2, Modded JOAM, RJS Pinot Noir, RJS Aussie Cab. Sauv.
Coming soon: Blueberry Mead.

KenDawg19

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I took a reading at 7 days in primary and got 1.021. That was on 4/23. I took another reading tonight at 16 days in primary and got 1.021. I also had a taste - so far, so good! Do you think it is OK to bottle on Tuesday? That would be 19 days in the primary.

KenDawg19

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By the way, the OG was 1.061.

fastricky

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Assuming you brewed with lactose the FG is where is should be pretty much. Now it's just a question of letting the yeast clean things up or not... at 19 days you're probably OK, but be sure to let it be in the bottle for 3-4 weeks.

KenDawg19

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I did brew with lactose. I've decided to wait a full three weeks, so I'll be bottling on Thursday instead of Tuesday this week.