S.T. Out
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Hey everyone,
I have a Belgian Dubbel (not a true dubbel, just a partial mash kit) that has been in the secondary for two weeks now (was in the primary for 8 days) and I just took a reading today and its only 5.6% alc. while it should be closer to 6.8%.
O.G. .068
F.G. .014
Could I have taken it out of the primary too soon not letting it consume all the yeast? Does it need to stay in the secondary for a couple more weeks?
I was sure to take my OG reading after I topped off the wort to 5 gallons. So no mess ups there.
I'm thinking that if I took it out of the primary too soon it wont go up much higher in alcohol because its just sitting in the secondary with nothing to eat. Is this a correct assumption? The yeast was super active with a huge krausen, the whole thing was swirling for a couple days at least.
Or is 2 weeks in the secondary just not enough for a Belgian beer?
Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.
~S.T. Out
I have a Belgian Dubbel (not a true dubbel, just a partial mash kit) that has been in the secondary for two weeks now (was in the primary for 8 days) and I just took a reading today and its only 5.6% alc. while it should be closer to 6.8%.
O.G. .068
F.G. .014
Could I have taken it out of the primary too soon not letting it consume all the yeast? Does it need to stay in the secondary for a couple more weeks?
I was sure to take my OG reading after I topped off the wort to 5 gallons. So no mess ups there.
I'm thinking that if I took it out of the primary too soon it wont go up much higher in alcohol because its just sitting in the secondary with nothing to eat. Is this a correct assumption? The yeast was super active with a huge krausen, the whole thing was swirling for a couple days at least.
Or is 2 weeks in the secondary just not enough for a Belgian beer?
Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.
~S.T. Out