agroff383
Well-Known Member
First of all this brewing thing is coming along so well I just love it so much. Thanks to all on here for generous advice, I am learning every day and every batch comes out better than before. I can't get enough of it! My question is is 1.010 final gravity good?
Is 1.010 a good final gravity, what I mean is did the yeast do a good job? This is after two weeks. I made a Franziskaner clone with WLP300 and made a 700ml starter. OG on that was 1.050. That was bubbling at the airlock in 5 hours. As of today it is at 1.010.
Also I made an Austin Homebrew kit, Irish Red Ale, added a pound of dark candi sugar to boost gravity and darken a bit, and added some extra Cascade hops near the end. OG was 1.062. I pitched this onto a yeast cake from a prior batch of Irish Red Ale from AHS (that one I followed the recipe for exactly.) This was bubbling in less than 5 hours and is down to 1.010 after two weeks.
So I want to say this, I am so glad I tried making starters (NO excuse not to, so easy and kicks your ferment off so frickin fast) and also tried pitching onto a yeast cake (also awesome to watch! I never saw bubbles like that)
So in short all these ideas are just so cool to actually try out! SO any noobs that are worried just sanitize and freakin do it!
Is 1.010 a good final gravity, what I mean is did the yeast do a good job? This is after two weeks. I made a Franziskaner clone with WLP300 and made a 700ml starter. OG on that was 1.050. That was bubbling at the airlock in 5 hours. As of today it is at 1.010.
Also I made an Austin Homebrew kit, Irish Red Ale, added a pound of dark candi sugar to boost gravity and darken a bit, and added some extra Cascade hops near the end. OG was 1.062. I pitched this onto a yeast cake from a prior batch of Irish Red Ale from AHS (that one I followed the recipe for exactly.) This was bubbling in less than 5 hours and is down to 1.010 after two weeks.
So I want to say this, I am so glad I tried making starters (NO excuse not to, so easy and kicks your ferment off so frickin fast) and also tried pitching onto a yeast cake (also awesome to watch! I never saw bubbles like that)
So in short all these ideas are just so cool to actually try out! SO any noobs that are worried just sanitize and freakin do it!