Amber Ale FG too high - Page 2

**Yooper** · 01-22-2010, 02:13 PM

The OG you had was probably correct- I come up with 1.046 with those ingredients.

DON'T bottle a 1.028 beer! With those ingredients, it should finish much lower. It isn't finished, and bottle bombs are no joke.

What you can do is to buy some fresh ale yeast- I'd recommend one like Nottingham, or S04, or S05. Run far away from Munton's.

Rehydrate the yeast according to package directions, and then add it gently to your fermenter. Keep it in the 68-70 degree range and hopefully it'll get starrted again.

abledsoe · 01-22-2010, 02:30 PM

Alright, I guess I will have to pass on bottling this weekend. Thanks for all the help!

abledsoe · 01-23-2010, 06:36 PM

Went to LHBS yesterday to get some more yeast. He recommended gently stirring first then pitching the yeast. Did that and moved fermenter somewhere a little warmer. Its now sitting at 68-70degrees. After about 15 hours there is no activity in the airlock.

Fingers are crossed, hoping its working.

abledsoe · 02-03-2010, 12:56 AM

Took a reading today, 11 days after repitching, got 1.010. I am happy with that and plan to bottle tomorrow.

I had moved it to a warmer area when I repitched but put back in the cooler basement for a couple of days to help clear it up. Looked pretty clear today, but not as clear as before. Also the taste of the sample wasn't quite as good but not bad either.

I am just glad that I saved(i think) the batch and I have an ESB kit waiting for my fermenting bucket to open up.

Thanks for all the help.