I decided to make the Deception Cream Stout from the recipe bank. This is my 6th brew. Here's the background:
https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f68/deception-cream-stout-141483/index36.html#post2623161
OG was a bit higher than expected, but I rolled with it. I used the Denny's Favorite 50 yeast and let it sit for 4 weeks in primary. Ambient temperatures in my basement were right around 60-62, which is on the lower end of the yeast's temperature range.
I had planned to bottle the previous weekend (3/5), but when I checked the gravity, it was still at 1.030. That sounded way too high. Instead of bottling, I transferred it to a carboy, and moved it to a closet on the main floor...hoping the warmer temperatures would help it along a bit. I checked it again this past weekend and the gravity was at 1.028. It moved a bit, but I'm not sure what to expect for an FG. The OP says it should get down to 1.020, but that's also for a beer that started at 1.058.
So, the beer has been fermenting for 5 weeks at this point. I'm a little bit afraid to bottle until I know it's done. I don't think the fermentation is stuck, but I also don't want to get into a situation where I bottle, then the yeast decides to kick up again.
Is patience my key here? Anything else I can do to figure out if the fermentation has finished out completely or if it's just teasing me?
Thanks in advance.
https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f68/deception-cream-stout-141483/index36.html#post2623161
OG was a bit higher than expected, but I rolled with it. I used the Denny's Favorite 50 yeast and let it sit for 4 weeks in primary. Ambient temperatures in my basement were right around 60-62, which is on the lower end of the yeast's temperature range.
I had planned to bottle the previous weekend (3/5), but when I checked the gravity, it was still at 1.030. That sounded way too high. Instead of bottling, I transferred it to a carboy, and moved it to a closet on the main floor...hoping the warmer temperatures would help it along a bit. I checked it again this past weekend and the gravity was at 1.028. It moved a bit, but I'm not sure what to expect for an FG. The OP says it should get down to 1.020, but that's also for a beer that started at 1.058.
So, the beer has been fermenting for 5 weeks at this point. I'm a little bit afraid to bottle until I know it's done. I don't think the fermentation is stuck, but I also don't want to get into a situation where I bottle, then the yeast decides to kick up again.
Is patience my key here? Anything else I can do to figure out if the fermentation has finished out completely or if it's just teasing me?
Thanks in advance.