Jamoke86
New Member
I am having real trouble achieving the desired FG reading on the past few brews I've put together
One was a dark porter, LME, with some molasses and brown sugar. The OG was on target at 1.054 but fermentation for over a week only took me down to 1.016. I was shooting for a 1.010 reading.
On another occasion, I made a pale ale with a OG reading of 1.040 and a FG of 1.020. Again, the target was 1.010. For this brew the yeast was pitched at 60 degrees F and stored at approximately 72 degrees.
Please help! Am I not boiling the extract at the proper temperature for long enough (for the second batch I even let the wort boil for an extra 25 minutes before starting the hour boil.)
I feel like I am missing a fundamental step. Thank you in advance.
Cheers,
Greg
One was a dark porter, LME, with some molasses and brown sugar. The OG was on target at 1.054 but fermentation for over a week only took me down to 1.016. I was shooting for a 1.010 reading.
On another occasion, I made a pale ale with a OG reading of 1.040 and a FG of 1.020. Again, the target was 1.010. For this brew the yeast was pitched at 60 degrees F and stored at approximately 72 degrees.
Please help! Am I not boiling the extract at the proper temperature for long enough (for the second batch I even let the wort boil for an extra 25 minutes before starting the hour boil.)
I feel like I am missing a fundamental step. Thank you in advance.
Cheers,
Greg