Thile
Active Member
Hi Y'all. New Brewer here - just a few batches in so far.
I haven't had many problems such as some of the other new brewers have mentioned, really enjoying it so far - labor of love.
I do have a question regarding the attenuation of a couple of stouts that I've brewed. I meant to look at my numbers last night, but I know what they are ball park.
The second batch I did was a Milk Chocolate Stout kit from Norther Brewer. My OG was pretty much right on target (1051). However, the FG was 1.020. I checked it a couple times as I went and it was steady from secondary on so that was a pretty stable number. I searched some on google but wasn't really sure if it was due to the non-fermentables in that kit or just a poor attenuation? I used the WYeast 1332 NW Ale with a starter.
The latest brew I did was the peace coffee stout porter (also from NB). I did add a pound of brown sugar and ended up with an OG of 1052. It had a 'weird' fermentation - did not notice much krausen nor did it 'bubble' out of the air lock for very long. I wanted to make sure it was going, so checked the SG and got 1.020. I haven't had a chance to check it again.
WYeast London ESB 1968, again with a starter, for this one.
While it may be too early to tell on the second, I guess my question is: Is this normal attenuation for the darker beers - stouts and porters? I was expecting my FG to be closer to 1.015 in both cases. I haven't had this same issue with the other kits I've done.
Thanks,
I haven't had many problems such as some of the other new brewers have mentioned, really enjoying it so far - labor of love.
I do have a question regarding the attenuation of a couple of stouts that I've brewed. I meant to look at my numbers last night, but I know what they are ball park.
The second batch I did was a Milk Chocolate Stout kit from Norther Brewer. My OG was pretty much right on target (1051). However, the FG was 1.020. I checked it a couple times as I went and it was steady from secondary on so that was a pretty stable number. I searched some on google but wasn't really sure if it was due to the non-fermentables in that kit or just a poor attenuation? I used the WYeast 1332 NW Ale with a starter.
The latest brew I did was the peace coffee stout porter (also from NB). I did add a pound of brown sugar and ended up with an OG of 1052. It had a 'weird' fermentation - did not notice much krausen nor did it 'bubble' out of the air lock for very long. I wanted to make sure it was going, so checked the SG and got 1.020. I haven't had a chance to check it again.
WYeast London ESB 1968, again with a starter, for this one.
While it may be too early to tell on the second, I guess my question is: Is this normal attenuation for the darker beers - stouts and porters? I was expecting my FG to be closer to 1.015 in both cases. I haven't had this same issue with the other kits I've done.
Thanks,