callisbeers
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Just moved a breakfast stout to secondary. Took a gravity reading, 1.014. Based on the recipe, it should be around 1.023. What does this difference mean. Will it affect the taste?
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BendBrewer
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It means more of the sugars were fermentable and were. End result is a drier (less sweet) ale with more alcohol than expected. I wouldn't worry about it. If you like it you like it.
JoyousRuction
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Did you use the yeast that the recipe called for? Different yeasts will convert different amounts of the sugar in the beer to alcohol (and will produce very different flavors)
As long as the final gravity (FG by the way, not final OG) stays steady it sounds fine. 1.014 is a great FG. It may be a little thinner than the intended recipe, but should still be good. Check it again in a couple of days to see if it stays at 1.014.
I'd be curious about he recipe, and any changes you may have made - this might help figure out why it fermented further than expected.
I'd be curious about he recipe, and any changes you may have made - this might help figure out why it fermented further than expected.
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