Torchiest
Well-Known Member
I've been having a problem getting my bigger beers to hit their target gravities. I've been missing by anywhere from 5 to 10 points. It's kinda come to a head at this point, because I've got my biggest beer ever (OG 1.090) that's been sitting in primary for 17 days now. The SG is currently 1.031. That's only 65.6% attenuation. The predicted FG is 1.020, according to BeerSmith.
I'm using White Labs WLP530 Belgian Abbey Yeast, which I specifically picked because of its high alcohol tolerance, up to 15%, and its high attenuation, 75-80%. I guess I'm just bothered because it seems like it should be ready for secondary by now. Maybe I'm being impatient with this massive beer. Can I safely give it another week or two in primary? It still seems to be bubbling a few times per minute.
The annoyance stems from the fact that most of my beers seem to have low attenuation. I just figured my average, and for the first fourteen batches I've done, it's 71.6%. Is that low? What kind of attenuation does everyone usually get?
I'm using White Labs WLP530 Belgian Abbey Yeast, which I specifically picked because of its high alcohol tolerance, up to 15%, and its high attenuation, 75-80%. I guess I'm just bothered because it seems like it should be ready for secondary by now. Maybe I'm being impatient with this massive beer. Can I safely give it another week or two in primary? It still seems to be bubbling a few times per minute.
The annoyance stems from the fact that most of my beers seem to have low attenuation. I just figured my average, and for the first fourteen batches I've done, it's 71.6%. Is that low? What kind of attenuation does everyone usually get?