Hey All,
I just finished a brown ale Brewhouse kit I was given. Original FG was 1.050 (or possibly 1.058, for some reason I thought it was higher than 1.050) pitched May 19th. Wrote it down in my log book, then I did my standard "pitch your yeast, watch it for a few days, then ignore it for a month" routine. Once I saw airlock activity I figured all was well, and I'd get to it eventually.
Well after realizing I'd probably not have another chance to bottle for a while, I cold crashed on Friday to 10*C, then bottled late saturday night. I took some final gravity numbers, then added 2.9oz dextrose for priming sugar. Finished bottling around 2:00am, wrote the final gravity numbers in my log book and went to bed.
The next day I did some math. Then I swore a little.
OG: 1.050
FG: 1.026
Attenuation: 44%.
I've got a funny fealing that my beer stalled. Now that I've aerated it, there is a possibility that fermintation will start again, and the final .01 of gravity along with the priming sugar could equal bottle bombs.
What can I do to avoid the danger/mess, and hopefully save the batch?
I'm thinking of cracking one tonight for a hydro test. If I'm below 1.020, I'm probably on my way to a big problem.
Can I pop the tops to vent an then reseal? I've bottled in grolsch bottles, so this is easy to do. Sanitization required?
Any advice?
I just finished a brown ale Brewhouse kit I was given. Original FG was 1.050 (or possibly 1.058, for some reason I thought it was higher than 1.050) pitched May 19th. Wrote it down in my log book, then I did my standard "pitch your yeast, watch it for a few days, then ignore it for a month" routine. Once I saw airlock activity I figured all was well, and I'd get to it eventually.
Well after realizing I'd probably not have another chance to bottle for a while, I cold crashed on Friday to 10*C, then bottled late saturday night. I took some final gravity numbers, then added 2.9oz dextrose for priming sugar. Finished bottling around 2:00am, wrote the final gravity numbers in my log book and went to bed.
The next day I did some math. Then I swore a little.
OG: 1.050
FG: 1.026
Attenuation: 44%.
I've got a funny fealing that my beer stalled. Now that I've aerated it, there is a possibility that fermintation will start again, and the final .01 of gravity along with the priming sugar could equal bottle bombs.
What can I do to avoid the danger/mess, and hopefully save the batch?
I'm thinking of cracking one tonight for a hydro test. If I'm below 1.020, I'm probably on my way to a big problem.
Can I pop the tops to vent an then reseal? I've bottled in grolsch bottles, so this is easy to do. Sanitization required?
Any advice?