LarryC
Well-Known Member
So I just racked my Pliny Clone into the keg and the hydro sample I pulled off says I only got down to 1.020 for the FG. The OG was 1.078 and although the recipe that came with the kit doesn't give an FG, doing the math it would need to be around 1.013 to have been at their ABV.
I followed my normal fermenting process with the Better Bottle in my fermentation chamber to control the temp. Went with the recommended 68° until fermentation started to slow (after the 4th day) then ramped it up to 70° and left it there for a total of 4 weeks. Normally that gets me into the 10.012 range with previous beers but this one is a higher gravity beer and it was from a LME kit.
I am thinking of dropping a bit of fresh yeast into the keg and raising my keezer temp up to a fermentation temp for a while but I'm not sure if this is a good idea. Any thoughts?
I followed my normal fermenting process with the Better Bottle in my fermentation chamber to control the temp. Went with the recommended 68° until fermentation started to slow (after the 4th day) then ramped it up to 70° and left it there for a total of 4 weeks. Normally that gets me into the 10.012 range with previous beers but this one is a higher gravity beer and it was from a LME kit.
I am thinking of dropping a bit of fresh yeast into the keg and raising my keezer temp up to a fermentation temp for a while but I'm not sure if this is a good idea. Any thoughts?