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I started my (Brewer's Best) Milk Stout 3 weeks ago. 2 weeks in primary, 1 week in secondary. I have some concerns due to my gravity readings, and some added sugars that may have thrown everything off. Can you help?
Ingredients:
*Fermentables
6.6 lb. Special Dark LME
.5 lb Lactose
.5 lb Maltodextrin
1 lb. Munton's Light DME (Not part of kit)
*Specialty Grains
8 oz. Caramel 120L
4 oz. Roasted Barley
4 oz. Dark Chocolate
*Hops
.5 oz. Warrior
.5 oz. Willamete
So the kit says the OG should be between 1.057-1.061.
My OG reading was 1.068, probably due to the additional dry malt that I added. The kit says FG should be between 1.020-1.024.
My 1st SG was 1.036
My 2nd SG was 1.034
These were taken at 2 weeks in the primary. I then racked to my secondary and it's been in there for an additional week. I just took a 3rd SG and it's still at 1.034.
Did my fermentation stall or does this sound right due to the additional DME that I added? When I tasted the sample at my 1st SG, it was looking good. When I tasted it tonight, it was a bit more bitter and maybe stale tasting.
Should I let it sit longer? I was thinking I might bottle tomorrow and see how it turns out in a few weeks after I let it bottle condition.
Any thoughts? Help is GREATLY appreciated. Thank you in advance!!
Jay
PS: This is only my 2nd batch, so I'm still learning.
Ingredients:
*Fermentables
6.6 lb. Special Dark LME
.5 lb Lactose
.5 lb Maltodextrin
1 lb. Munton's Light DME (Not part of kit)
*Specialty Grains
8 oz. Caramel 120L
4 oz. Roasted Barley
4 oz. Dark Chocolate
*Hops
.5 oz. Warrior
.5 oz. Willamete
So the kit says the OG should be between 1.057-1.061.
My OG reading was 1.068, probably due to the additional dry malt that I added. The kit says FG should be between 1.020-1.024.
My 1st SG was 1.036
My 2nd SG was 1.034
These were taken at 2 weeks in the primary. I then racked to my secondary and it's been in there for an additional week. I just took a 3rd SG and it's still at 1.034.
Did my fermentation stall or does this sound right due to the additional DME that I added? When I tasted the sample at my 1st SG, it was looking good. When I tasted it tonight, it was a bit more bitter and maybe stale tasting.
Should I let it sit longer? I was thinking I might bottle tomorrow and see how it turns out in a few weeks after I let it bottle condition.
Any thoughts? Help is GREATLY appreciated. Thank you in advance!!
Jay
PS: This is only my 2nd batch, so I'm still learning.