BrewRunning
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I just brewed an IPA, 15 gal batch, that has been in the fermenter for 2 weeks. The FG has been at 1.020 for 5 days straight. Expected FG was 1.011.
I just took a PH reading today and it’s at 5.1, high for a finished beer. Looking back over my brew day notes I realized that I forgot to add the portion of brewing salts that should have went into the boil. Some questions I have;
1. Can I go ahead and add the salts that should have went into the boil?
2. Should that bring the PH down to where it should be?
3. Is the high PH the likely cause of the high FG and do you think it will restart fermentation if the PH drops?
4. Is having that high of a PH for this long bad for the beer?
Also, OG was 1.078 and I pitched 6 smack packs of Wyeast 1056. Mash PH was 5.3.
Thanks for any advice anyone can provide.
I just took a PH reading today and it’s at 5.1, high for a finished beer. Looking back over my brew day notes I realized that I forgot to add the portion of brewing salts that should have went into the boil. Some questions I have;
1. Can I go ahead and add the salts that should have went into the boil?
2. Should that bring the PH down to where it should be?
3. Is the high PH the likely cause of the high FG and do you think it will restart fermentation if the PH drops?
4. Is having that high of a PH for this long bad for the beer?
Also, OG was 1.078 and I pitched 6 smack packs of Wyeast 1056. Mash PH was 5.3.
Thanks for any advice anyone can provide.