MikeG
Well-Known Member
I brewed a batch from a recipe for an IPA I found in a book at my local LHBS that specified that it should be around 1.057 SG.
I added 2# of extract to ~3 gal of water before boil and the last 6# 15 min before boil finished (45 min).
After filling the primary to 5 gallons and the temp was around 70F I was getting a reading of ~1.068 which is much higher than the expected 1.057.
This was on a Sat afternoon, I saw activity on Monday morning and the temp was around 68F. By Monday evening (last night) there was no more activity and the temp is 72F.
I don't plan on opening the lid to dry hop until about 2 weeks but should I be moving to a secondary if the gravity is still high in 2 weeks? Did the late addition of the extract cause a higher than normal gravity? Is the liquid yeast capable of fermenting this enough?
Thanks -
I added 2# of extract to ~3 gal of water before boil and the last 6# 15 min before boil finished (45 min).
After filling the primary to 5 gallons and the temp was around 70F I was getting a reading of ~1.068 which is much higher than the expected 1.057.
This was on a Sat afternoon, I saw activity on Monday morning and the temp was around 68F. By Monday evening (last night) there was no more activity and the temp is 72F.
I don't plan on opening the lid to dry hop until about 2 weeks but should I be moving to a secondary if the gravity is still high in 2 weeks? Did the late addition of the extract cause a higher than normal gravity? Is the liquid yeast capable of fermenting this enough?
Thanks -