Is my beer done

[petergriffen]

Okay so it is a strong IPA, dont have recipe. og was 1.089 and now it is at 1.024 2.5 weeks later. Checked it two days ago and it was just around 1.024. Should i expect it to go down lower? Thanks

 

[danielinva]

That would depend on your recipe, but 1.024 sounds like decent attenuation.

Edit: Somehow didn't notice that you did not have the recipe. Do you at least know what yeast you used, or whether you used anything besides malt for your fermentables?

 

[david83]

alot of people leave the beer in primary for a month and then just bottle its a whole topic that you can read on here on the forum.and with out the recipe i dont know if its reached it fg there fore not knowing if its ready to bottle.

 

[petergriffen]

Yeah I read a bunch. I think it is done. I used US 05. I think i should of used two packets though. I read divide the og by 4 and your done so some where around 1.023 is that. I used around 9 lbs dme and a few pounds of grain.

 

[DRoyLenz]

Yeah I read a bunch. I think it is done. I used US 05. I think i should of used two packets though. I read divide the og by 4 and your done so some where around 1.023 is that. I used around 9 lbs dme and a few pounds of grain.

This may be an acceptable "rule of thumb" for your first couple of brews, but be wary of this in the future. When you generate a recipe (ESPECIALLY easy with software like BrewSmith) you should be able to calculate your target FG.

 

[scinerd3000]

a beer with that amount of yeast and with the high starting gravity you had is probably done. Generally beers with a high starting gravity require an especially large pitch of yeast in order for them to attenuate properly (ie below 1.020)...Pliny is a great example Next time if you want it to finish lower, use more yeast or liquid yeast with a large starter. I'm sure it will still be good

 

[amh0001]

go to Mrmalty.com and plug in your numbers... Sounds like you underpitched. A malty IPA doesn't sound bad.

 

[petergriffen]

I'd repitch but I've dry hopped. As long as my bottles don't blow I'd be happy.