Kbone054
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Hey everybody,
I know there are a bunch of posts on stuck fermentation but I thought I would post my problem anyways to see what you guys think.
This is my first brew and the Kit I bought is a clone kit. The kit and ingredients can be found here: http://www.brew-winemaking.com/ProductPDF/3602.pdf.
It is a 5 gallon batch and I followed the instructions exactly. I made 3 gallons and added 2.5 gallons of bottled water. I made sure to sterilize everything. After my boil I cooled the wort down in about 30 mins and poured the 3 gallons aggressively into the primary. ( I made sure to aerate very well) I added the 2.5 gallons of bottled water to the wort and made sure to mix everything up and aerate well. This boil took place on 11-11-06 (morning)
I then put my dry yeast packet into warm water for 15 mins and then mixed up and threw into the wort.
I put the lid and airlock on and put it into a dark spot that stays at 70 Deg F constant. After 12 hours, fermentation started and was very aggressive. The airlock was bubbling at about 3bps. It did this for at least 24 hours. I then checked it this morning before I went to work (11-13-06) and the activity all but stopped. I had about 1 bubble every 30seconds. I didn't worry about it and went to work.
Tonight I got home and it was down to about 1 bubble per minute. I decided to open the lid. There was a ring of foam on the sides and the krausen was gone. I took a sample and my hydrometer reading was 1.017. It smelled actually like beer and it tasted somewhat like beer (just flat). I did not take an OG reading because I broke my original hydrometer the day of brewing. My recipe didn't have a target OG but according to similar recipes I think the OG should be around 1.045 to 1.050. My boil was flawless and everything went great.
If my math is right, my brew is only at about 60% attenuation and far too little ABV. ( Maybe my OG is off too???) Do you think the fermentation actually went that quick??
Any suggestions? Should I just wait a few more days and keep taking readings or should I try to reaggetate the yeast or repitch?
Maybe I am just too concerned and should wait it out but any comments or help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
I know there are a bunch of posts on stuck fermentation but I thought I would post my problem anyways to see what you guys think.
This is my first brew and the Kit I bought is a clone kit. The kit and ingredients can be found here: http://www.brew-winemaking.com/ProductPDF/3602.pdf.
It is a 5 gallon batch and I followed the instructions exactly. I made 3 gallons and added 2.5 gallons of bottled water. I made sure to sterilize everything. After my boil I cooled the wort down in about 30 mins and poured the 3 gallons aggressively into the primary. ( I made sure to aerate very well) I added the 2.5 gallons of bottled water to the wort and made sure to mix everything up and aerate well. This boil took place on 11-11-06 (morning)
I then put my dry yeast packet into warm water for 15 mins and then mixed up and threw into the wort.
I put the lid and airlock on and put it into a dark spot that stays at 70 Deg F constant. After 12 hours, fermentation started and was very aggressive. The airlock was bubbling at about 3bps. It did this for at least 24 hours. I then checked it this morning before I went to work (11-13-06) and the activity all but stopped. I had about 1 bubble every 30seconds. I didn't worry about it and went to work.
Tonight I got home and it was down to about 1 bubble per minute. I decided to open the lid. There was a ring of foam on the sides and the krausen was gone. I took a sample and my hydrometer reading was 1.017. It smelled actually like beer and it tasted somewhat like beer (just flat). I did not take an OG reading because I broke my original hydrometer the day of brewing. My recipe didn't have a target OG but according to similar recipes I think the OG should be around 1.045 to 1.050. My boil was flawless and everything went great.
If my math is right, my brew is only at about 60% attenuation and far too little ABV. ( Maybe my OG is off too???) Do you think the fermentation actually went that quick??
Any suggestions? Should I just wait a few more days and keep taking readings or should I try to reaggetate the yeast or repitch?
Maybe I am just too concerned and should wait it out but any comments or help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.