FG Question

[cshort4]

What happens if you don't hit your FG? Stout seems to have stalled at 1.020 (SG 1.045)

 

[Yooper]

In a stout, you may not get under 1.020 or so. There are many factors involved in attenuation- from the yeast strain used, the ingredients in the beer, the temperatures, the health of the yeast, etc.

If you post your recipe and process, we can see if that's a reasonable FG for you. I had several extract beers that would never get below 1.020 no matter what. I assume it was the extract I used, and the amount of non-fermentables I had.


In a stout, 1.020 may be perfectly acceptable. I'd wait another week or two, and check it again. If it's still the same, it would be safe to bottle.

 

[cshort4]

midwest extract kit: oatmeal stout w/steeping grains and dry yeast. It's my first batch and was concerned since the recipe stated that it should hit a FG of 1.012-1.014...


I will let it sit

 

[Nurmey]

Midwest kit...did you use the Munton's yeast that came with the kit? If so, your FG will may not get any lower. Back when I was using the yeast that came with Midwest's kits I bottled a lot of beer that got stuck on the dreaded 1.020.

 

[cshort4]

yes it was Muntons....Is this beer going to taste okay?

 

[IrregularPulse]

It will just be a little sweeter (some sugars did not get fermented). Should be fine for your stout.

 

[cshort4]

do i rack too secondary or just let sit for 3 weeks and then bottle?