TahoePowderHound
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I’m getting into the fall spirit by brewing the No Fail Stout recipe from AHA. I hit all my numbers on brew day and followed the recipe they posted except for the enzyme schedule.
The recipe calls for 4 days primary, 7 days secondary all at 68F. D-180 candi syrup is added to secondary.
My gravity went from 1.064 to 1.031 during primary.
I transferred to secondary with 1 lb d-180 which brought me up to 1.036
After 5 days it had only dropped back down to 1.031 so I dry pitched another 3 grams of the same yeast. After two days it’s only dropped another 2 points.
This is the first time I’ve ever added sugars to secondary so I’m wondering if this pace sounds typical or not. Maybe I’m not being patient enough. But the final gravity I’m after is 1.016 so it seems a ways away.
Any advice is useful. Even if it gets totally stuck it wouldn’t be a loss as it tastes very very good right now, but I’d like to hit my numbers.
The recipe calls for 4 days primary, 7 days secondary all at 68F. D-180 candi syrup is added to secondary.
My gravity went from 1.064 to 1.031 during primary.
I transferred to secondary with 1 lb d-180 which brought me up to 1.036
After 5 days it had only dropped back down to 1.031 so I dry pitched another 3 grams of the same yeast. After two days it’s only dropped another 2 points.
This is the first time I’ve ever added sugars to secondary so I’m wondering if this pace sounds typical or not. Maybe I’m not being patient enough. But the final gravity I’m after is 1.016 so it seems a ways away.
Any advice is useful. Even if it gets totally stuck it wouldn’t be a loss as it tastes very very good right now, but I’d like to hit my numbers.