Oatmeal Stout high FG

r_marczak_83 · Dec 3, 2014

My oatmeal stout has been in primary fermenter for 2 weeks. I went to bottle today and had an FG of 1.019. My OG was 1.042. Will this be weak?
Am I missing something?

Funkychef · Dec 3, 2014

What was your recipe. Ag, extract. We need more information to solve your mystery. Processes ect.

Drink more coffee and do stupid things faster

Yooper · Dec 3, 2014

1.019 is a fine FG for an oatmeal stout, which tends to have some body and unfermentables in it. Mine stops at 1.018-1.021 all the time.

r_marczak_83 · Dec 3, 2014

It was an extract

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MattyIce · Dec 3, 2014

abv is a hair over 3%

If you post your recipe and process, you can get some critique.

r_marczak_83 · Dec 3, 2014

It was a Midwest supplies oatmeal stout kit. I followed the instructions and expected an abv of closer to 4.5%.
After fermentation stopped (3days after it started) I let it set in the primary for an additional week. Then now decided to bottle, since there was no more activity.

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masaba · Dec 3, 2014

I just bottled an oatmeal stout extract kit that I did from Brewer's Best. The FG on mine was 1.019 as well.

astrolic · Dec 3, 2014

I did an oatmeal stout as well, an extract kit which I purchased from my LHBS and it ended at 1.021. I hear that extract batches sometimes halt at the 1.020 range because of infermentable sugars, however No guarantee this is the case.

r_marczak_83 · Dec 4, 2014

masaba said:
I just bottled an oatmeal stout extract kit that I did from Brewer's Best. The FG on mine was 1.019 as well.

Well I guess it's the norm then. I'll just wait and drink it it looks like.

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sir_ybarra · Dec 4, 2014

My cream stout from Midwest stopped at 1.020 if that makes you feel any better

r_marczak_83 · Dec 5, 2014

It does actually

joshesmusica · Dec 5, 2014

so including secondary it fermented for 1 week and 3 days???
Leave that thing in primary longer!

Hoosierbrewer · Dec 5, 2014

Good final gravity. Post recipe so we can help you estimate SG and also your process. I have a feeling it may have been higher than your reading. I take mine warm sometimes and make an adjustment.

HopSong · Dec 10, 2014

Listen to Yooper and others above. Unfermentables and thicker body. My AG recipe also stops at about 19... every time. Possibly due to how much oatmeal is in the mash as well as some of the coloring grains. I tend to use a relatively high amount of oatmeal.

sboyajian · Dec 10, 2014

That FG is consistent with every Oatmeal Stout I've ever made, however a quick search shows Midwest saying around 1.012 for the FG.. I'd let it roll for a few more days and check it again.

Was it this one? http://www.midwestsupplies.com/media/downloads/62/Oatmeal Stout Instructions.pdf

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