ManuteSwol
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I'm attempting to make the Brewer's Best Pumpkin Spice Porter.
http://www.brewersbestkits.com/pdf/1062 Pumpkin Spice.pdf
It calls for a starting gravity of 1.057-1.061, but my gravity (normalized to 60F) was about 1.052.. a little low to begin with. Then again, so was my first brew... and it turned out OK. Can hydrometers be OFF? I know the thermometer I received with the brewer's best kit was WAY off.
Anyhow, I did put the wort away a little warm.. mid 80s. Fermentation was very active at 12 and 36 hours. After coming back from a long weekend where the wort progressively cooled to about 66, the airlock had very few bubbles at 72 hours and is practically void of bubbles at 102 hours. Gravity is now about 1.020 (same as it was about 30 hours ago).. was expecting closer to 1.01. There are suds all over the top of the beer, but no foam.
What should I do now? Did the yeast go dormant? Should I accept the fact that I'm going to have a weak beer? Should I grab some additional yeast?
http://www.brewersbestkits.com/pdf/1062 Pumpkin Spice.pdf
It calls for a starting gravity of 1.057-1.061, but my gravity (normalized to 60F) was about 1.052.. a little low to begin with. Then again, so was my first brew... and it turned out OK. Can hydrometers be OFF? I know the thermometer I received with the brewer's best kit was WAY off.
Anyhow, I did put the wort away a little warm.. mid 80s. Fermentation was very active at 12 and 36 hours. After coming back from a long weekend where the wort progressively cooled to about 66, the airlock had very few bubbles at 72 hours and is practically void of bubbles at 102 hours. Gravity is now about 1.020 (same as it was about 30 hours ago).. was expecting closer to 1.01. There are suds all over the top of the beer, but no foam.
What should I do now? Did the yeast go dormant? Should I accept the fact that I'm going to have a weak beer? Should I grab some additional yeast?