old_tx_kbb said:It will be very thin.
1.What was your mash temp?
2. What type of yeast was used ?
3. Did you use a starter?
4. How solid do you think you wort handling and sanitation skills are?(this is what I would look at, some type of contamination)
I had a Barleywine go down from an OG of 1.120 to 0.995 using WLP099 before....pure rocket fuel.....but that's a high gravity yeast....much different than a 1.060 OG
Xpertskir said:Only 2 things I can think of is your thermometer is off, and you mashed much lower than you thought
Or
Probably more likely, an infection did some of the sugar eating. :crossed fingers:
Xpertskir said:you can check your hydrometer in room temp water, the most common way these are messed up is the glue on the scale loosens and it slides down, no way to fix that.
most thermometers are not calibrateable.
duboman said:The label on your hydrometer should tell you what temperature it was calibrated at, look and see because they are not all calibrated at 60F. Measure distilled water at that temperature and it should read 1.000. Tap water will be pretty close as well. If it is off make note of the difference and you will either add or subtract that amount every time you take a reading.
Your hydrometer reading then needs to be temperature corrected depending on the temperature of the wort/beer you are testing
For your thermometer, fill a glass of ice water and it should read 32F, then boil water and depending on location it should read 212F. Any differences should be noted and readings get adjusted the same. If you can accurately get a reading at 150-152F, that would be ideal as well since that is a standard mash temp.
If you mashed low then your wort was more fermentable and will generate a lower FG. Conversely if you mash high then you get a less fermentable wort and higher FG.
If you have reached 1.004 and it continues to drop then it is possible you have an infection that is chewing through the less fermentable sugars, if it is stable then it shouldn't be an issue
br1dge said:Don't know what you planned, but 1.060 to 1.004 would be high 7's, assuming no contamination
Enter your email address to join: