This is my 7th homebrew and I have had 100% success until this one. I am brewing an oatmeal stout kit from brewers best.
I steeped my grains (1 pound of oats, 10oz dark chocolate, 12oz 2-row pale, and 6oz victory) in 2.5 gallons of distilled water at 150F for 40 minutes and let the grains drip I didn't squeeze the grain bag. Once the grains were steeped I added 2.5 gallons of distilled water to my wort and brought it to a boil. Once boiling I added 3.3 pounds of light LME, 3 pounds of Dark DME, and 1/2 pound of Maltodextrin. At this time I added my hops (brewers gold). I boiled for 60 minutes at a gentle boil. I cooled the wort to 65F with a wort chiller and transferred to my primary. At this time I had to add some distilled water to get to my 5 gallons. OG WAS 1.06. I took my first hydrometer reading 3 days ago because activity in the air lock stopped. IT READ 1.024 the target OG for this brew was 1.016-1.020. so I let it sit until today I took another reading and it is still 1.024. Is .004 something to worry about? I really wanted this one to come out good because it is my first stout.
Thank you all for your wonderful support,
BrewBrah!
I steeped my grains (1 pound of oats, 10oz dark chocolate, 12oz 2-row pale, and 6oz victory) in 2.5 gallons of distilled water at 150F for 40 minutes and let the grains drip I didn't squeeze the grain bag. Once the grains were steeped I added 2.5 gallons of distilled water to my wort and brought it to a boil. Once boiling I added 3.3 pounds of light LME, 3 pounds of Dark DME, and 1/2 pound of Maltodextrin. At this time I added my hops (brewers gold). I boiled for 60 minutes at a gentle boil. I cooled the wort to 65F with a wort chiller and transferred to my primary. At this time I had to add some distilled water to get to my 5 gallons. OG WAS 1.06. I took my first hydrometer reading 3 days ago because activity in the air lock stopped. IT READ 1.024 the target OG for this brew was 1.016-1.020. so I let it sit until today I took another reading and it is still 1.024. Is .004 something to worry about? I really wanted this one to come out good because it is my first stout.
Thank you all for your wonderful support,
BrewBrah!