I took an autumn amber ale kit with a kit specified OG of 1042 and FG 1012 and added 500 grams of dextrose. That kicked the OG to 1062, that was 3 weeks ago. A pre-pitch sample tasted kind of like iced tea.
This kit was shipped to me with the wrong yeast, so I pitched Coopers on it dry. Muntons was my only other option and I read many bad things about standard Muntons with high gravity wort.
Today it reads 1020 and tastes like a high alcohol thin beer with a predictably dry finish. I only took a small sip and put the rest of the sample in the fridge. It's only 4pm here after all. I was tasting more to see if it was sweet tasting or not, which it's not.
I've seen it posted here that it's entirely possible for a high OG beer to finish high as well and not be a problem. Does it seem reasonable for this beer to be finished? I'll check it again tomorrow, and then Sunday with bottling Sunday evening if no change or advice otherwise. Thanks.
This kit was shipped to me with the wrong yeast, so I pitched Coopers on it dry. Muntons was my only other option and I read many bad things about standard Muntons with high gravity wort.
Today it reads 1020 and tastes like a high alcohol thin beer with a predictably dry finish. I only took a small sip and put the rest of the sample in the fridge. It's only 4pm here after all. I was tasting more to see if it was sweet tasting or not, which it's not.
I've seen it posted here that it's entirely possible for a high OG beer to finish high as well and not be a problem. Does it seem reasonable for this beer to be finished? I'll check it again tomorrow, and then Sunday with bottling Sunday evening if no change or advice otherwise. Thanks.