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OK - it is 1.036!!! I was hoping to get it down to about 1.02 but I may have to settle for this... I wasn't aware of how off a refract can be so I think I'll stick to using the refract for OG and the hydro. for FG.

I'll throw the hydrometer in it....for the refract I just used web based calc (got used to not using the hydrometer once the refract was purchased.) I'll try this tonight and update. Sent from my iPad using Home Brew

ha, sorry...the OG of my quad was ~26-27. It's stuck at 16 right now. I dumped the stuck quad on top of the patersbier trub to try and get it fermenting again. I wonder if I should stir up all the goodness onthe bottom, aerate it, and see if it will go any more...I feel like I've done this...

OK Update: So I brewed the Patersbier and transferred my stuck quad on top of the trub - it fermented a little bit, but not enough. My OG was 27 and now it's still 16!!!! UGH!! I swirled and mixed up the new yeast bed real good too - maybe I should have aerated as well. What a mess. Ideas...

Thanks all - I think I will let it chill out and see how it does later on. I'm not in a hurry to get it kegged...this beer was originally intended to get un-stick my high-gravity Pious clone. I haven't looked in that bucket yet since I transferred it on to the trub of the Patersbier, but now I...

Hi all, I recently brewed a Patersbier, brewed with HG Trappist style yeast, and upon completion of fermentation it was racked to my carboy - standard practice every time I brew. However, a white 'film' appeared on the top and now it has white bubbles (these have appeared a week-plus after...

OK!!! Patersbier FERMENTING vigorously :) Can't wait to A) Try it and B) rack my quad right on top of the trub. What a great idea!

Also I do have an honey kolsch that just finished fermenting. If I racked onto that cake I wonder how it'd turn out...interesting to say the least...also I dont think that yeast would be tolerant enough of the alcohol content. I'll look into a patersbier. Never had one. Thanks!

So I did use a refract but corrected with OG - good point though I could throw my hydrometer in there to get a more accurate reading. I'll do that tomorrow!! I heard that since the gravity is still so high that I don't have to worry about oxidation and that until it gets around 1.03 or so only...

Yeah you know - maybe I just need pure O2....thanks!!! :)

Was your gravity similar to mine? Did you just add one pack?

I am brewing a high gravity beer OG 1.113 and I believe the fermentation is super stuck. I brewed it about a month ago and the gravity right now is 1.078 (19 plato). After a couple weeks of trying to get it to ferment more (shaking, adding more yeast...it's Wyeast trappist yeast, btw) I aerated...

Wanted to turn this back into a honey kolsch thread since that's how I found it and that's what I'm brewing today ;) 2lb 2-row 3lb german pils malt 3lb pils DME 8oz honey malt WY2565 1.6oz hallertau 4.1% Can't freakin wait...love the rogue honey kolsch so I hope this tastes similar. Was going...

Yeah, I do know that the carbonation takes time and I'm patient (I brewed it in September). I had my last bottle-carb'd beer take about a month at least before it was sufficiently carbonated, and about 7 months before the head-retention was amazing. To make my long rambling question shorter -...

Hey all, I brewed a Belgian strong ale back in September which has just now been bottled a couple weeks ago. I'm bottle carbing it and my question was about the super awesome foamy head that I"m hoping it develops. Does this just develop with time and conditioning? For example I brewed a...