KevinW
Well-Known Member
If I am correct in my assumption, you are brewing a Maibock with 3-4lbs of LME and 1lb of honey for a 5 gallon batch?
Your gravity cannot be anywhere near 1.080, more like 1.045. If you did not stir enough than the action of the yeast should finish mixing for you but it is always a good idea to stir the extract for several minutes before pitching. It is also a good idea to add all of the extract in the kettle before transferring to the fermentor for sterlizing and dissolving the extract.
If making a Maibock you should be using a lager yeast so moving the fermentor to the basement may not be a bad idea as warmer temps can give some interesting(unwanted) flavors to lager yeasts! If using an ale yeast then the mid 60's should not be too bad!
Good luck and keep us updated!
Your gravity cannot be anywhere near 1.080, more like 1.045. If you did not stir enough than the action of the yeast should finish mixing for you but it is always a good idea to stir the extract for several minutes before pitching. It is also a good idea to add all of the extract in the kettle before transferring to the fermentor for sterlizing and dissolving the extract.
If making a Maibock you should be using a lager yeast so moving the fermentor to the basement may not be a bad idea as warmer temps can give some interesting(unwanted) flavors to lager yeasts! If using an ale yeast then the mid 60's should not be too bad!
Good luck and keep us updated!