MCH
Well-Known Member
I'm doing an AHBS Honey Blonde Ale kit. I can't seem to find my recipe sheet, but judging from what I input into Beersmith, I should have finished at 1.005. After checking for 3 consecutive days, I'm sitting at 1.009. The fermentation appears to be complete. Its been 2 weeks in the primary and the beer is beginning to clear. From drinking my test runnings, I know the beer is going to be fine.
Question is, why the higher FG?
I know I had trouble with my starter kit since my liquid yeast arrived hot, but after two days in the primary, action started fairly good. Could the yeast be the culprit?
Also, from doing extensive research on this forum, I notice most people are steeping at 155 for 45 plus minutes. I steeped at 155 for 15 minutes. I did this without calibrating my thermometer. Which after calibrating last night, appeared to be almost 12 degrees low. So I'm pretty sure I was steeping at 143 or so. This may have caused me to have more fermentables in the wort but since I only steeped for 15, I may have been close? Is this the likely culprit?
Ultimately though, I know my inexperience is to blame.
Question is, why the higher FG?
I know I had trouble with my starter kit since my liquid yeast arrived hot, but after two days in the primary, action started fairly good. Could the yeast be the culprit?
Also, from doing extensive research on this forum, I notice most people are steeping at 155 for 45 plus minutes. I steeped at 155 for 15 minutes. I did this without calibrating my thermometer. Which after calibrating last night, appeared to be almost 12 degrees low. So I'm pretty sure I was steeping at 143 or so. This may have caused me to have more fermentables in the wort but since I only steeped for 15, I may have been close? Is this the likely culprit?
Ultimately though, I know my inexperience is to blame.