Moved to secondary

[RBX]

Hi

This is my first brew using extracts - did a kit before and it was fairly awful - just wondering if I could share it with you and see what you think

I used
6.6lb of pale malt extract
1lb spray malt extract
Cascade hops
Safale yeast

I got the OG upto 1.054, got the yeast in and left it for 9 days in plastic primary

I have today transferred it to glass secondary and added the Aroma hops

My only point being that I had a gravity reading of 1.020

Im wanting to get this to about 1.012 - is this likely to happen in the secondary or might it happen when I bottle it with the priming sugar?

Also, apart from the lower alcohol content, how does a higher F.G. affect the taste or feel of the beer?

Excellent forum by the way and a warm greeting form the UK

Update - it seems to be going again in the secondary...

 

[RBX]

Why no replies - have I done something wrong???

 

[britishbloke]

Well, I cant help much, but I have the same problem.

I brewed a OG 1.054 beer and its at 1.020 right now. Hopefully secondary may help.

Will keep posted though.

 

[AGBrewer]

Leave it in the secondary for 2 weeks, you probably resuspended the yeast when you siphoned, so it will ferment even further

 

[Ó Flannagáin]

SHouldn't happen in the bottle, or they will explode. When you add priming sugar, you will up the gravity a bit, then it will ferment down to what it was before you added the priming sugar.

Give it some time in the secondary, check your gravity every couple days, see if anythings happening. If not, it will still be a good beer. 1.020 will have a bit more sweetness/malty flavor 1.012, but still a good beer.