Brew_Meister
Well-Known Member
I recently brewed a Fat Tire clone recipe that came from BYO. Instead of using the Laaglander plain extra-light DME I used a Dutch Extra Light Malt Extract. My question deals with the Dutch Extract and gravity readings. I have heard that it may leave a sweeter and maltier flavor in the beer because of some unfermentables. My gravity reading at primaray fermentation was 1.062 and after one week in primary and some vicious bubbles from the fermentation lock I transferred to the secondary (reading was 1.037) where it has been for one week now and the bubbling has slowed to one every couple minutes. I tested today and the gravity is still pretty high at 1.033 with very little bubbling from fermentor... only once per couple minutes. Should I pitch more yeast or just wait it out to see if it ferments out by itself or is the high gravity reading because of the Dutch DME? Target OG was 1.050 and Target FG is 1.011. Here is the recipe I used... basically from the BYO recipe:
6 lbs Dutch Extra Light DME
.5 lb crystal 20L
.3 lb crystal 60L
.5 lb Carapils Malt
.5 lb Munich Malt
.5 lb victory malt
.5 lb chocolate malt
3/4 oz Willamette pellet hops
1/4 oz Fuggle pellet hops
3/8 oz Fuggle pellet hops
1 tsp Irish moss
Wyeast 1056
Thanks for the help in advance!!!
6 lbs Dutch Extra Light DME
.5 lb crystal 20L
.3 lb crystal 60L
.5 lb Carapils Malt
.5 lb Munich Malt
.5 lb victory malt
.5 lb chocolate malt
3/4 oz Willamette pellet hops
1/4 oz Fuggle pellet hops
3/8 oz Fuggle pellet hops
1 tsp Irish moss
Wyeast 1056
Thanks for the help in advance!!!