Forgot to take an OG reading on a Chocolate Milk Stout

[TwiggyTwig]

Extract recipe:

Steeping grains:
8oz Crystal 120L
4oz Crystal 80L
4oz Black Malt
8oz Chocolate Malt

3 lbs Amber DME
3 lbs Dark DME

1.25oz Fuggles at 60 mins
.75 oz Fuggles at 20 mins

12 oz Lactose and 5 oz unsweetened cocoa at 10 mins.

Pitched a packet of Notty into the worth at 68 degrees, and its been in the fermenter at the low 60s since.

I took a gravity reading last week, as well as this week reading at a 1.03.

I'm afraid this might still be a bit high. Should I still go ahead and bottle?

 

[WCD]

I think youll be fine. That seems low. Run your recipe through http://hopville.com/ , it will give you an estimate on FG. How long in the primary?

 

[TwiggyTwig]

Thanks for the reply!

It's been in the primary for 3 weeks.

 

[WCD]

I cant imagine your not fine to bottle but never did a choclate milk stout. if you were like 1.015 or above you may have a bottle bomb situation.

 

[TwiggyTwig]

I'm at a 1.03, lol. Maybe I should move it someplace a bit warmer, or repitch if all else fails.

 

[WCD]

Maybe I missed something. Are you concerned it didnt ferment? I read as 1.003 but 1.030 is a different story. You could give it a small bump and it may restart but 3 weeks that a while not to start. You said low 60s, notty is good 57- 70. Does it get colder than 57 at night?

 

[TwiggyTwig]

Nope. Stays at a consistant 61 - 63. I'm pretty confused about this situation.. Never had this problem before.

 

[WCD]

hmm. me too. sounds like you are hitting the temps. give it a bump and wait a day or so. if it doesnt start repitch. It could be the packet of yeast you had.

 

[TwiggyTwig]

Just an update. Got the fermenter up to 65f and re-pitched a packet of US-05. Five days later, no change in the gravity. What gives? Could it really be done at 1.030?

 

[WCD]

I am totally confused. Are you sure your reading the hydrometer correctly. 65 is well in the zone for that strain of yeast.

 

[TwiggyTwig]

100% positive. This is ridiculously confusing, lol. It just doesn't make sense...

 

[WCD]

Well, you could bottle. If your concerned about bottle bombs. I bottle some batches in seltzer bottles sometimes. laziness...

Im not sure what to tell you. You could repost in a new thread maybe someone else will have some ideas. Sorry.