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Fermented at 68°F in a temp-controlled fridge, used the WLP-007 that I harvested from the Bender. I might just not have given it enough time, I 'rushed' it with an 8-day primary and 10-day secondary (with dry-hopping) before bottling so it'll be ready for St. Patty's Day. Hopefully I didn't...

Hmmmmm....now I'm a little worried. The next beer I did after that one also finished out at about 1.026 - and I mashed at 151°F and boiled 'softly' so I'm not sure what could be causing this... Grain bill was 14lbs 2-row, 1lb Crystal 40L, and .5 lbs Crystal 60L

No such luck. Bottled yesterday at a final gravity of 1.025 (didn't worry about hydrometer 'adjustment'), so I didn't see any movement. On initial tasting, it's got some chocolate and caramel notes, with a toasted/burnt aftertaste, but it's not sweet like I was worried about so I'm pretty happy...

Thanks for the info. I'm trying to keep it as warm as I can, but since it's winter in Michigan and we only heat my apartment to about 68°, that's kind of difficult. I searched around the forum and found the following advice: Rack a 'stuck' ferment onto the yeast cake from a good one. So....I...

Ok well I'll check to make sure my hydrometer is reading accurately, and maybe if the gravity stays high I'll re-pitch some yeast.

I definitely had more boiloff than I expected. I wanted an OG of 1.059 and I got 1.062. I took the reading at about 62F, before adding my starter. The yeast was new, the 'use before' date was late April so with the starter I should have had a good pitching rate. I also washed the yeast when I...

Alright thanks, I'll try swirling it around a bit and see if that helps. I've had high final gravities a few times now, in extract and all grain. I usually just roll with it cause I'm making dark beers like a vanilla stout or imperial porter, but this one worries me more being an amber/brown ale.

I brewed a Surly Bender clone kit from Northern Brewer two weeks ago yesterday, and when I racked it to secondary the gravity reading I got was 1.025. That seems pretty high, since BeerSmith told me it should be around 1.019. I've been reading around and trying to trouble shoot on my own but I...