I have an IPA that has been fermenting for almost three weeks now and seems to be stuck at 1.020. I have tried raising the temperature which appears to have kicked the yeast back into action, as the airlock resumed bubbling, but the SG is still remaining the same.
This seems to be a continual problem for me as my other batches tend to have the same problem.
here are my brewing notes:
7th august: boiled two lots of 10L water, transferred to buckets and put in fridge to cool
9th august. dissolved munitions gold LME in about 5L of boiling water from the jug, mixed in thoroughly and then topper up with refrigerated boiled water to 23L. continued to mix and aerate thoroughly for about 5 minutes. Temp was about 12 degrees. Transferred to fermentation chamber and set the temp controller for 19.5 degrees to bring the wort up to pitching temperature.
took an SG reading of around 1.042 before pitching yeast directly to wort once the temp sensor was reading 18.5. stirred a little, and splashed a bit for a little more aeration. by the time I had finished the sensor was reading 17.5 due to the fridge door being open (I assume).
20th August. SG was 1.020 adjusted the temp to 20.5*C
21st August: adjusted temp to 21.5*C
24th august: swapped off of heat pad with other batch.
raised temp to 23*C
26th august Took sg reading. still at 1.020 which it has been at for a while despite renewed bubbling in the airlock
This seems to be a continual problem for me as my other batches tend to have the same problem.
here are my brewing notes:
7th august: boiled two lots of 10L water, transferred to buckets and put in fridge to cool
9th august. dissolved munitions gold LME in about 5L of boiling water from the jug, mixed in thoroughly and then topper up with refrigerated boiled water to 23L. continued to mix and aerate thoroughly for about 5 minutes. Temp was about 12 degrees. Transferred to fermentation chamber and set the temp controller for 19.5 degrees to bring the wort up to pitching temperature.
took an SG reading of around 1.042 before pitching yeast directly to wort once the temp sensor was reading 18.5. stirred a little, and splashed a bit for a little more aeration. by the time I had finished the sensor was reading 17.5 due to the fridge door being open (I assume).
20th August. SG was 1.020 adjusted the temp to 20.5*C
21st August: adjusted temp to 21.5*C
24th august: swapped off of heat pad with other batch.
raised temp to 23*C
26th august Took sg reading. still at 1.020 which it has been at for a while despite renewed bubbling in the airlock