sparkyaber
Well-Known Member
I have been having a really bad stretch of hard times brewing. I have had some sort of infection that I can not shake, and now this. I can not get my beers to finish in less than a month. (higher than expected FG) I will give more details on my latest two batches if I have to.
1: Kona pale ale clone from biermuncher
2: Aberdeen brown ale, also from biermuncher
My main question is: If I have a higher OG, will my FG finish higher also? I don't quite understand the chemistry behind this, and if it has been covered before, sorry, just point me in the right direction.
My Kona is sitting at 1.018 after starting at 1.056. It should be down to 1.014. Yeah, I know it is close, but it still took me 3 weeks to get there.
1/2 liter starter of White labs 029
Aberdeen is at 1.014 after starting at 1.044. Should be down to 1.007.
Again, pretty close, but man I was hoping for under 1.010.
1 L starter of Wyeast 1099.
I started both of these beers fairly cold (64-66) degrees. I them moved them to the warmer confines of my upstairs bedroom. (with heat added, I am getting about 72-74 degrees) I did rock the carboys to get the yeast resuspended.
One last note, I waited 5 weeks for my SWMBO slayer to finally get close to the predicted FG and this was with a 2 liter starter.
Any one have any ideas on how to increase my attenuation?
Thanks.
1: Kona pale ale clone from biermuncher
2: Aberdeen brown ale, also from biermuncher
My main question is: If I have a higher OG, will my FG finish higher also? I don't quite understand the chemistry behind this, and if it has been covered before, sorry, just point me in the right direction.
My Kona is sitting at 1.018 after starting at 1.056. It should be down to 1.014. Yeah, I know it is close, but it still took me 3 weeks to get there.
1/2 liter starter of White labs 029
Aberdeen is at 1.014 after starting at 1.044. Should be down to 1.007.
Again, pretty close, but man I was hoping for under 1.010.
1 L starter of Wyeast 1099.
I started both of these beers fairly cold (64-66) degrees. I them moved them to the warmer confines of my upstairs bedroom. (with heat added, I am getting about 72-74 degrees) I did rock the carboys to get the yeast resuspended.
One last note, I waited 5 weeks for my SWMBO slayer to finally get close to the predicted FG and this was with a 2 liter starter.
Any one have any ideas on how to increase my attenuation?
Thanks.