fg on first batch

[busa504]

well i brewed my first 10.5 gallon batch last monday. check gravity on this past thursday and it was 1.025 down from og 1.053 checked again today and still at 1.025. my question is, is this as low as it will get? fermenting at 70 degrees. had a 2l starter wlp001 cali. ale i am wondering if i did not have enough fermentable sugars?
13 lbs rahr 2 row
4 lbs munich
3 lbs briess 60l

 

[Hammy71]

If I had to guess, I'd say check your thermometer that you mash with. Sounds like you may have mashed a little high. Higher temps generally mean a higher FG. Be a place to start....

 

[busa504]

If I had to guess, I'd say check your thermometer that you mash with. Sounds like you may have mashed a little high. Higher temps generally mean a higher FG. Be a place to start....

okay, it was a little high like 158 and was 153ish towards the end of mash cycle. will fix this issue on next batch. do you think this will be the final gravity? still bubbles every 15 min or so

 

[Hammy71]

I'd let it sit for at least another week and see. It may drop a couple of points, but it's probably done. 158F surely didn't help. Sometimes if your strike water is too hot, you may have to add a little cold water to try to maintain the temperature you want.

 

[busa504]

I'd let it sit for at least another week and see. It may drop a couple of points, but it's probably done. 158F surely didn't help. Sometimes if your strike water is too hot, you may have to add a little cold water to try to maintain the temperature you want.

i was going to add some cold water but didnt want to have more than it called for. if the fg is 1.025 i guess it will be on the sweet side ehh? which i can handle. i tasted it, and it doesnt taste to sweet though. thanks fior your help

 

[nyga0082]

You had three pounds of crystal malt in your grain bill? Well, that's going to contribute a ton of unfermentable sugars to your beer. That's one reason your FG is so high, and the other reason (like Hammy71 said) is that you mashed at too high of a temperature.

Any particular reason you had 3 pounds of C60 in your beer? I'm assuming with your grain amounts that you did a 10 gallon batch, is this correct?

 

[busa504]

You had three pounds of crystal malt in your grain bill? Well, that's going to contribute a ton of unfermentable sugars to your beer. That's one reason your FG is so high, and the other reason (like Hammy71 said) is that you mashed at too high of a temperature.

Any particular reason you had 3 pounds of C60 in your beer? I'm assuming with your grain amounts that you did a 10 gallon batch, is this correct?

yes, preboil was 13 gallons, post boil was a little over 10.5. it was 15% in the bill, max was not to exceed 20%

 

[Hammy71]

i was going to add some cold water but didnt want to have more than it called for. if the fg is 1.025 i guess it will be on the sweet side ehh? which i can handle. i tasted it, and it doesnt taste to sweet though. thanks fior your help

The water ratio for your mash in volume is usually 1.25qts/#. Making that slightly higher to hit your temps might lower your effieciency enough to give you a slightly lower OG, but not always. But, you'd rather have your OG a little lower than your FG way to high. No worries.