Big honkin stout

[HangDawg]

Got a stout kit from northern brewer. What can I expect for a finish gravity? OG was 1.070 and the FG is 1.022. It was in the primary for 3 and there was no airlock activity for the last 4-5 days.

 

[Iordz]

That's around 67% attenuation, what yeast did you use? At what temperature did you ferment? If you did not aerate very well the yeast might have stopped fermenting prematurely, which might leave the beer tasting sweet.

 

[bradsul]

Depending on the recipe that's not necessarily out of whack. Do you have a recipe or is it one of those 'everything in a bag' kind of kits?

 

[HangDawg]

That's around 67% attenuation, what yeast did you use? At what temperature did you ferment? If you did not aerate very well the yeast might have stopped fermenting prematurely, which might leave the beer tasting sweet.

I fermented at 65 degrees.


Kit Inventory

Specialty Grains


* 0.5 lbs. Simpsons Roast Barley
* 0.5 lbs. Simpsons Black Malt
* 0.25 lbs. Weyermann Carafa III
* 0.25 lbs. Briess Caramel 120

Fermentables


* 9.15 lbs. Dark Malt Syrup

Boil Additions


* 1 oz. Summit Hops (60 min)
* 0.5 oz. Columbus Hops (15 min)
* 0.5 oz. Columbus Hops (1 min)

Yeast


* Wyeast #1332 Northwest Ale Yeast. One of the classic ale strains from the Northwest U.S. Breweries. Produces a malty and mildly fruity ale with good depth and complexity. Flocculation: high. Apparent attenuation: 67-71%. Optimum temperature: 65-75.