vettehead99
Member
Maybe the Fermentation and yeast section is better for this, but I need some help and figure it would be good to get the advice of the community.
My last 4 or 5 batches have started off great with clear activity of fermentation, but by the time I'm ready to keg (I usually leave it for 25-30 days, I only do primary) I measure my FG and I'm usually off by at least 10 points. (i.e. if my FG target is 1.010, I'm at 1.020 or higher). I can't seem to get my ABV higher than 4%.
Some notes:
- Right now I only do extract brewing, I don't have the setup for all grain
- I have a fermentation chamber and I use fermentrack to control temperatures
I do the following with the following yeast types.
Dry Yeast:
- tried just straight pitching packet onto cooled wort
- rehydrating prior to pitching
Liquid Yeast
- making starters (I try to ensure there's a krausen to get a sense that it's good to go)
My fermentation seems to either get stuck or stall out, even with temperature controlled fermentation. I'm thinking it could be:
- poor quality extract?
- incorrect pitching rate?
- other stuff I haven't considered?
I'm at a big of a loss right now, I'd really like to get my beer with an ABV of at least 5% and I'm struggling to get even over 4%. Maybe there's something really clear that I'm missing, but when people are telling me it's hard to screw up extract brewing, I'm at a loss right now as to why I can't hit my targets.
Thanks for any suggestions.
My last 4 or 5 batches have started off great with clear activity of fermentation, but by the time I'm ready to keg (I usually leave it for 25-30 days, I only do primary) I measure my FG and I'm usually off by at least 10 points. (i.e. if my FG target is 1.010, I'm at 1.020 or higher). I can't seem to get my ABV higher than 4%.
Some notes:
- Right now I only do extract brewing, I don't have the setup for all grain
- I have a fermentation chamber and I use fermentrack to control temperatures
I do the following with the following yeast types.
Dry Yeast:
- tried just straight pitching packet onto cooled wort
- rehydrating prior to pitching
Liquid Yeast
- making starters (I try to ensure there's a krausen to get a sense that it's good to go)
My fermentation seems to either get stuck or stall out, even with temperature controlled fermentation. I'm thinking it could be:
- poor quality extract?
- incorrect pitching rate?
- other stuff I haven't considered?
I'm at a big of a loss right now, I'd really like to get my beer with an ABV of at least 5% and I'm struggling to get even over 4%. Maybe there's something really clear that I'm missing, but when people are telling me it's hard to screw up extract brewing, I'm at a loss right now as to why I can't hit my targets.
Thanks for any suggestions.