Need help with FG!

[Frenchfry35]

brewed 2 weeks ago with a British red ale, OG at 1.82, 2 weeks later it’s still at 1.22. Should I transfer and add more yeast or keg it now

 

[VikeMan]

First, are you sure it's expected to go lower? 1.082 to 1.022 would be a little over 73% apparent attenuation. What were your grain bill, mash temp, mash length, and yeast strain?

 

[deuc224]

I made this mistake with the london fog expecting brewfather to be accurate with the attenuation and it was way off. I adjusted the attenuation to the midpoint and it is exactly where im at. So I adjusted all the yeast strain attenuations and am looking for more predictable results.

 

[bracconiere]

You're new so i have to ask, refractometer or hydrometer?

And Welcome! i'm the class dork...lol

 

[rsquared]

The refractometer vs hydrometer question only really comes into play if the apparent attenuation is extremely low (under 50%). If this was a refractometer reading at 1.022 (5.5 brix) with an OG of 1.082, you'd be looking at a corrected FG around 0.988.

 

[bracconiere]

thanks, this is the second time i didn't actually plug it into a calc myself first.....


just has become a reflex.....i'd post a pic, but i'd get in trouble.....lol