Hey guys,
I brewed an AMERICAN Stout recipe (merica!) 8 days ago. I knew it was having a fast aggressive ferment. Had great krausen going, lots of bubble CO2 activity with gases coming off and everything.
I checked the gravity today and was WAY closer than expected.
Recipe was built by my me and my LHBS. The link is here if interested http://www.brewersfriend.com/homebrew/recipe/view/220268/american-stout
(above is the all grain recipe. I recreated it into an extract recipe, I can type it out if need be)
Like I said, I brewed 8 days ago. Checked the gravity on day 8 and was within 1/2 a point of FG.
FG=1.011
Day 8 gravity Measured = 1.0115 ish (between 1.011 and 1.012)
Checking gravity after only 8 days felt too early, but i could not resist seeing as how i was only getting a bubble every 1.5minutes out of the airlock tube. (Yeah... I'm a bubble timer, You want to fight about it lol)
-When i brewed it i checked the OG and was well below expected OG. I think I was getting readings of more unmixed "topper" water from carboy than real wort.
Expected OG = 1.056
My OG = 1.035
Any thoughts???
Think she's bout done???
-I plan on waiting and measuring again to see if the gravity moves. Im really just wondering if my crappy OG reading should be taken into consideration or if I should stick with the recipes' FG.
I USED SAFALE US-05 YEAST!
AND HAVE BEEN FERMENTING AROUND 68 F- because i know someone will ask....
Thanks guys,
J
AMERICAN STOUT
Extract
Boil time: 60min
Batch Size:5.25 gallons
Boil Size: 3 gallons
Boil Gravity: 1.044
Efficiency: 35%
OG: 1.055
FG: 1.011
IBU: 35.46
SRM (morey):34.78
ABV: 5.88%
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable PPG L Bill%
3.3lb LME - Pilsen 35 2 36.3%
3.3lb LME - Light (late addition) 35 4 36.3%
1lb DME - Light (late addition) 42 4 11%
Total :7.6lb
Steeping Grains
Amount Fermentable
.75lb United Kingdom- Chocolate 34 425 8.2%
.5lb AMERICAN - Caramel 33 75 5.5%
.25lb United Kingdom - Roasted Barley 29 550 2.7%
Hops
.5oz Magnum Pellets Boil 75min
.36oz Perle Pellets Boil 15min
Yeast
Fermentis / Safale - American Ale Yeast US-05
Attenuation (avg) 81% Focculation: Medium
Optimum Temp : 54-77 F Stater: NO
I brewed an AMERICAN Stout recipe (merica!) 8 days ago. I knew it was having a fast aggressive ferment. Had great krausen going, lots of bubble CO2 activity with gases coming off and everything.
I checked the gravity today and was WAY closer than expected.
Recipe was built by my me and my LHBS. The link is here if interested http://www.brewersfriend.com/homebrew/recipe/view/220268/american-stout
(above is the all grain recipe. I recreated it into an extract recipe, I can type it out if need be)
Like I said, I brewed 8 days ago. Checked the gravity on day 8 and was within 1/2 a point of FG.
FG=1.011
Day 8 gravity Measured = 1.0115 ish (between 1.011 and 1.012)
Checking gravity after only 8 days felt too early, but i could not resist seeing as how i was only getting a bubble every 1.5minutes out of the airlock tube. (Yeah... I'm a bubble timer, You want to fight about it lol)
-When i brewed it i checked the OG and was well below expected OG. I think I was getting readings of more unmixed "topper" water from carboy than real wort.
Expected OG = 1.056
My OG = 1.035
Any thoughts???
Think she's bout done???
-I plan on waiting and measuring again to see if the gravity moves. Im really just wondering if my crappy OG reading should be taken into consideration or if I should stick with the recipes' FG.
I USED SAFALE US-05 YEAST!
AND HAVE BEEN FERMENTING AROUND 68 F- because i know someone will ask....
Thanks guys,
J
AMERICAN STOUT
Extract
Boil time: 60min
Batch Size:5.25 gallons
Boil Size: 3 gallons
Boil Gravity: 1.044
Efficiency: 35%
OG: 1.055
FG: 1.011
IBU: 35.46
SRM (morey):34.78
ABV: 5.88%
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable PPG L Bill%
3.3lb LME - Pilsen 35 2 36.3%
3.3lb LME - Light (late addition) 35 4 36.3%
1lb DME - Light (late addition) 42 4 11%
Total :7.6lb
Steeping Grains
Amount Fermentable
.75lb United Kingdom- Chocolate 34 425 8.2%
.5lb AMERICAN - Caramel 33 75 5.5%
.25lb United Kingdom - Roasted Barley 29 550 2.7%
Hops
.5oz Magnum Pellets Boil 75min
.36oz Perle Pellets Boil 15min
Yeast
Fermentis / Safale - American Ale Yeast US-05
Attenuation (avg) 81% Focculation: Medium
Optimum Temp : 54-77 F Stater: NO