My LHBS closed, so I decided to give a Morebeer kit a try. I ordered the AG Dry Irish Stout kit and a packet of S-04 yeast. I've used this in the past and had good results. In fact, I would worry that the yeast quit too soon, because the krausen would drop after 4 days! The beers were always fine though.
Well, the kit was as follows:
10# pale male
2# flaked barley
1# roasted barley
1oz Magnum (60 min)
Mashed at 153-154F. Boiled/cooled. Rehydrated yeast.
Took OG with a hydrometer: 1.061
Pitched the yeast and kept the fermenter at 63F-64F. Had active fermentation within 24 hours. After 5 days I let it rise to ambient temps (around 68-70F).
Checked gravity a couple of days ago, expecting to see something around 1.019. It was 1.030! Gently swirled the bucket and moved to a warmer area. Checked again today: 1.030.
The hydro sample didn't taste overly sweet.
I'm tempted to pitch another packet in the hope that will get the gravity down a bit more. Or is that not a good idea at this point? And what might have caused this? I think I might have mashed a bit too high.
Thanks,
Dan
Well, the kit was as follows:
10# pale male
2# flaked barley
1# roasted barley
1oz Magnum (60 min)
Mashed at 153-154F. Boiled/cooled. Rehydrated yeast.
Took OG with a hydrometer: 1.061
Pitched the yeast and kept the fermenter at 63F-64F. Had active fermentation within 24 hours. After 5 days I let it rise to ambient temps (around 68-70F).
Checked gravity a couple of days ago, expecting to see something around 1.019. It was 1.030! Gently swirled the bucket and moved to a warmer area. Checked again today: 1.030.
The hydro sample didn't taste overly sweet.
I'm tempted to pitch another packet in the hope that will get the gravity down a bit more. Or is that not a good idea at this point? And what might have caused this? I think I might have mashed a bit too high.
Thanks,
Dan