Amiaji
Well-Known Member
Hi all.
Just a little background first. This is my second batch. Irish Stout, Draught.
The recipe:
Starting Gravity: 1.054+/-
Terminal Gravity: 1.011 to 1.018
Alcohol 4.0 +/-
Color Rating: 50
IBU: 44
5lbs Dark DME
2c Chocolate Malt
2c Crystal Malt - 120L
2c Flaked Barley
1c Roasted Barley
1.5 oz Centennial pellet hops - 8.5 alpha
Steeped specialty malts for 30 minutes. Added DME and brought to a boil. Added hops, boiled 35 minutes then added whirfloc tablet and boiled another 10 minutes. Cooled to 71 degrees and poured into fermenter. Topped off to 5 gallons, stirred vigorously and pitched rehydrated Windsor yeast.
My second batch has been in primary now for a week. The FG is 1.024. The recipe calls for 1.011 to 1.018. My first batch was made using the same kit and it finished at 1.022. When it came out a bit high I assumed I had done something wrong and caused it. But this time everything seemed to go right.
Any ideas as to why my FG is so high or is it close enough to not worry about?
Thanks for any and all advice you can give me.
Just a little background first. This is my second batch. Irish Stout, Draught.
The recipe:
Starting Gravity: 1.054+/-
Terminal Gravity: 1.011 to 1.018
Alcohol 4.0 +/-
Color Rating: 50
IBU: 44
5lbs Dark DME
2c Chocolate Malt
2c Crystal Malt - 120L
2c Flaked Barley
1c Roasted Barley
1.5 oz Centennial pellet hops - 8.5 alpha
Steeped specialty malts for 30 minutes. Added DME and brought to a boil. Added hops, boiled 35 minutes then added whirfloc tablet and boiled another 10 minutes. Cooled to 71 degrees and poured into fermenter. Topped off to 5 gallons, stirred vigorously and pitched rehydrated Windsor yeast.
My second batch has been in primary now for a week. The FG is 1.024. The recipe calls for 1.011 to 1.018. My first batch was made using the same kit and it finished at 1.022. When it came out a bit high I assumed I had done something wrong and caused it. But this time everything seemed to go right.
Any ideas as to why my FG is so high or is it close enough to not worry about?
Thanks for any and all advice you can give me.