What fresh hell is this?

[Elmo Peach]

I made a 7 gall batch of beer using some South American Vienna malt I got cheap ($35 CND for 50 lbs.)

I used 10 lbs. Vienna Malt
! lb. corn
1 lb. wheat
1 lb. dextrose. (The gravity reading was very low)

2 oz. Hallertau 4.9 aa one once @ 60 min. 1/2 oz. @30min 1/2 oz. at flame out

It is now 7 days in the Fermzilla at 8 lbs. pressure in ambient temp. 72-74 F OG 1.045 now according to my Tilt it is 1.004

Any idea of why? I am going to put it in beer fridge now. I have not tasted it but am going to soon. Hoping it is ok

 

[IslandLizard]

The gravity reading was very low

Any clue why that was?

now according to my Tilt it is 1.004

Highly fermentable wort perhaps? And you added dextrose.
What yeast are you using?

 

[easttex]

What was your mash schedule? What yeast are you using?

Most yeasts ferment quickly under pressure at warm temps. It's been a week and I wouldn't be surprised if it's done by now. You made a beer and it'll likely be drinkable. Whether you hit the beer you were shooting for or made something else is up to you.

 

[Elmo Peach]

Any clue why that was?


Highly fermentable wort perhaps? And you added dextrose.
What yeast are you using?

Omega Lutra dry Kviek

 

[Elmo Peach]

I am not certain why the low gravity reading
. I wanted a low abv for summer beer checks out at about 5.4 so not too bad

 

[Elmo Peach]

Omega Lutra dry Kviek

 

[DuncB]

Have you done a refractometer / hydrometer reading?

Tilt reading can be affected by pressure, krausen.

 

[Elmo Peach]

What was your mash schedule? What yeast are you using?

Most yeasts ferment quickly under pressure at warm temps. It's been a week and I wouldn't be surprised if it's done by now. You made a beer and it'll likely be drinkable. Whether you hit the beer you were shooting for or made something else is up to you.

Mash: 65c 1 hr. no mash out, boil 1 hr. rest 10 min cooled t 24c pitch dry yeast

 

[Elmo Peach]

Have you done a refractometer / hydrometer reading?

Tilt reading can be affected by pressure, krausen.

it is hard to take a reading as the beer is carbonated. there is no krausen at this time

 

[Kickass]

it is hard to take a reading as the beer is carbonated. there is no krausen at this time

Pour sample and let it decarbonate on the counter for a few hours. Give it a little shake or swirl to help.

 

[DuncB]

it is hard to take a reading as the beer is carbonated. there is no krausen at this time

Yeast can still have accumulated on the tilt during a ferment. Degas and test.