1.001 Fg

[nutcase]

Belgian Golden Strong. Starting gravity 1.074. Based on Jamil's recipe. It got stuck at 1.030 with WLP 570 and I added a packet of notty. It finished at 1.001. Tastes fine (but young, flat and warm) but I'm a little worried there was something else going on with it. Anyone ever had a beer finish that low?

 

[Brewmasters Warehouse]

Never had a beer finish that low. I did have a beer come close to that low, but that beer was infected. If it tastes fine then RDWHAHB.

Ed

 

[weirdboy]

Saisons often finish in the 1.002-1.005 range. What was/were your mash temp(s)? How much sugar did you use?

 

[nutcase]

6 lb sugar for a 10 gallon batch and mashed at 149. I always finish pretty dry do i wouldn't be terribly surprised if my thermometer is off by 2 degrees or so

Funny thing is one 5 gallon fermentor didnt stall and finished at 1.007 (perfect!). the otehr 5 gallon batch I had some issues with the yeast and didnt pitch the right amount, probably resulting in the stall and my subsequent pitch of the notty yeast.

 

[dontman]

It is certainly weird that notty took it that far. But as long as there is no infection then no worries, right? I would like to try a beer that strong that finishes that dry.

I'm with you in that my beers always finish pretty dry. I can generally count on them to be 2 - 3 points lower than BeerSmith estimates. It is so regular that I plan for it and take it into account when planning my recipe.

My Golden Triple finished at 008 and it is just a fantastic beer.

EDIT: Just noticed that you used 6 lbs sugar for the 10G. That is going to produce one frickin dry beer. I would expect a beer in my fermenter to come out at 003- 004 with that much sugar on a 074 OG. Maybe even lower. Yeah, I think you have no worries at all except that the beer might taste a little sharp or cidery when conditioned.

 

[Phantastik]

Just a silly idea that I'm sure you've already thought of. But have you checked to see if your hydrometer is reading correctly?

 

[BeerPressure]

You added all of the sugar during the boil didnt you? That would be your mistake. Second mistake was too much sugar.

i brewed this same recipe. As a matter of fact i am drinking one of them right now. I added half of the sugar in the boil and then when the ferment was slowing down I added the rest. This really helps dry it out and it wont finish too low. I didnt need to pitch anymore yeast.

 

[david_42]

With that much sugar, the FG isn't surprising.

 

[nutcase]

yes. It seemed like a lot of sugar. but I followed jamil's recipe which was supposed to be a clone of duvel. Only thing left to do now is let it sit for 6 months and then see what it tastes like