menschmaschine
Well-Known Member
I brewed my 1st all-grain lager about 6 weeks ago and I thought I was ready to bottle, but my FG seems high. I used all malted barley (mostly Dingeman's Pilsen... no adjuncts) and pitched a starter (WLP 830). My OG was higher than expected (1.060). It fermented for 2 weeks at 50 F and I took an SG which was 1.020 and airlock activity was 2-3 per minute. Then it had a 24-48 hr diacytel rest, and lagered at 36 F for 4 weeks. I was preparing to bottle tomorrow and took an SG tonight... it was 1.017. It's lightly carbonated right out of the carboy and tastes good, but seems slightly sweet. I'm new to homebrewing, so I'm not sure what should and shouldn't be as far as tastes go before bottling. Is this FG high? Should I lager longer? Do I need to change temperatures/agitate it to re-suspend yeast to get it to ferment more? Or should I add boiled/cooled water to the bottling bucket to lower the gravity (is there a calculation for this)? Advice is greatly appreciated.