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Good morning, The past few brews have dropped to a very low final gravity--always 1.004 (ever since I went from a brew bucket to a SS fermentation vessel). I'm a sterility expert, and I'm sure that this is not an infection (but I might be wrong), although the last three batches terminating at...

I just got finished with a IPA that took forever to ferment. The SG was 1.063 and the final is 1.004. Wyeast 1056 is new to me. Has anyone seen FG numbers this low? I did Mash at 149°F, so that explains some of it. I have no sign of infection--the beer is very crisp, light and dry. Most of...

Has anyone had any slow fermentation experience with 1056? Here are the basics: I mashed at 149F and added 1 package of 1056 grown in a 1L starter for 24hrs (with stir plate). The final yeast count at pitch was 140 billion. I pitched at 70F, and fermented for 10 days at 66F and increased to...

Hello, So I am new to brewing and I have gone full bore and made the whole kit and kaboodle (sp)--I made a temperature controlled freezer (set at 64 +-3F), electric HLT, brew stand, all stainless parts. My first brew was extract, my second, third and forth were all-grain. All of these beers...