BrewinSoldier
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Hey guys and gals! Looking for a little input because I'm getting really tired of ALL my beers always over attenuating.
I had this problem on my grandfather and also on my 3 vessel setup. This happens no matter what yeast I use or what temperature i mash at.
Here is my process. I always build my recipes with online software(brewers friend) and always build my water from scratch using bru'n water and 100% RO water. I mash either 60 mins or 90 mins(when pilsner malt is involved) via an electric rims system. I then fly sparge at 168°F. I boil 60 or 90 mins for the same reason mentioned above. I chill through a copper CFC and then move into one of my stainless conicals via the brewhouse pump. This creates some oxygen and its splashing into the fermenter. I always use a yeast pitch calculator and pitch the proper amount of yeast. Before pitching yeast and once temp of wort is at pitching temps via my glycol chiller, I use an oxygenation stone with pure o2 and hit the wort with 60 seconds at 1lpm on the regulator. Then I toss in the yeast.
I have made sure my temps in the mash tun as well as the temps on my auber controller are dead on. I always check mash temps with a thermapen as well.
For example, I have two beers in the fermenter right now. I have a NEIPA that i just kegged tonight. It finished at 1.004 which is ridiculous. I've never had a NEIPA finish that low using 1318 yeast. Usually they finish low but more around the 1.008 mark. It was supposed to finish at 1.018(per brewers friend).
I also have a ballast point sculpin clone in a fermenter now. It was brewed on 6/25 and is already down to 1.008 using two packs of fresh wlp001. I did mash this one low at 149°F and actually did a mashout just to play around and see if it makes a difference. I don't usually do a mashout but have the capability very easily with my RIMS system. I just don't like to take the extra time to do it, but if it will help my way lower than calculated FG(1.014 via brewers friend) then I will start doing it.
Any ideas? Why am I ALWAYS way lower then the calculated FG on the calculator?
I had this problem on my grandfather and also on my 3 vessel setup. This happens no matter what yeast I use or what temperature i mash at.
Here is my process. I always build my recipes with online software(brewers friend) and always build my water from scratch using bru'n water and 100% RO water. I mash either 60 mins or 90 mins(when pilsner malt is involved) via an electric rims system. I then fly sparge at 168°F. I boil 60 or 90 mins for the same reason mentioned above. I chill through a copper CFC and then move into one of my stainless conicals via the brewhouse pump. This creates some oxygen and its splashing into the fermenter. I always use a yeast pitch calculator and pitch the proper amount of yeast. Before pitching yeast and once temp of wort is at pitching temps via my glycol chiller, I use an oxygenation stone with pure o2 and hit the wort with 60 seconds at 1lpm on the regulator. Then I toss in the yeast.
I have made sure my temps in the mash tun as well as the temps on my auber controller are dead on. I always check mash temps with a thermapen as well.
For example, I have two beers in the fermenter right now. I have a NEIPA that i just kegged tonight. It finished at 1.004 which is ridiculous. I've never had a NEIPA finish that low using 1318 yeast. Usually they finish low but more around the 1.008 mark. It was supposed to finish at 1.018(per brewers friend).
I also have a ballast point sculpin clone in a fermenter now. It was brewed on 6/25 and is already down to 1.008 using two packs of fresh wlp001. I did mash this one low at 149°F and actually did a mashout just to play around and see if it makes a difference. I don't usually do a mashout but have the capability very easily with my RIMS system. I just don't like to take the extra time to do it, but if it will help my way lower than calculated FG(1.014 via brewers friend) then I will start doing it.
Any ideas? Why am I ALWAYS way lower then the calculated FG on the calculator?