I have an Oatmeal Stout from a brewer's best kit. I followed the instructions exactly, felt like most everything with this batch went well early on. OG was 1.064, at the upper end of the range listed on the sheet (1.056-1.064) For a full 5 gallon batch. It sat in primary at 67 deg (64-72 recommended) for 13 days (only 5-7 days recommended with the kit, but I've been told many times to push a little longer). There was no more bubbling, so I transferred it to secondary. During the transfer, SG measured 1.028 (1.016-1.020 advertised on sheet). It remained in secondary for another 12 days so far. Checked it today and the SG is still at 1.028. I sloshed it around a bit, and could try to get it to a slightly warmer spot tonight (~70 deg). Any advice if the SG remains steady for a few more days under those conditions? Go ahead and keg it, let it sit for another week or two, or is there something else I can do?
Looking at possible causes of this situation to improve my craft:
1. This was an extract kit, but included a "Steep to convert" process at the beginning. I'm doing this on an electric stove (until Christmas, hopefully) and I had trouble keeping the grains 148-152 deg. It saw temp extremes of 140-160 for short periods of time. I doubt this has anything to do with it, but trying to eliminate all variables.
2. I used dry yeast that came with the kit- the package said to rehydrate it, but the brewer's best instructions said very specifically not to, so I did not.
3. When I realized the FG was still a little high, should I have thrown the lid back on, gently sloshed it around a little, and left it in primary for another week?
Any advice is much appreciated!
Dan
Looking at possible causes of this situation to improve my craft:
1. This was an extract kit, but included a "Steep to convert" process at the beginning. I'm doing this on an electric stove (until Christmas, hopefully) and I had trouble keeping the grains 148-152 deg. It saw temp extremes of 140-160 for short periods of time. I doubt this has anything to do with it, but trying to eliminate all variables.
2. I used dry yeast that came with the kit- the package said to rehydrate it, but the brewer's best instructions said very specifically not to, so I did not.
3. When I realized the FG was still a little high, should I have thrown the lid back on, gently sloshed it around a little, and left it in primary for another week?
Any advice is much appreciated!
Dan