havinafett
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Hello everyone
First post, second batch.
My friend sent me a Northern Brewer Scottish 80 Extract Kit w/ Specialty Grains. Brewed it on Nov 2nd. OG was 1.048.
I used Edinburgh Ale Yeast WLP028 which recommends a fermentation temp of 70 degrees.
Actual temp reading on the thermometer stuck to the fermentation bucket was about 64 - 66 for the majority of the 2 weeks it's was in there.
I was going to leave it in the primary fermenter for a month then bottle but I was getting the itch to brew another batch this upcoming weekend so I racked it to a carboy to sit for another few weeks so I could use the bucket.
I took a gravity reading yesterday and it was 1.026.
I'm not sure exactly what the FG is supposed to be on this beer but I'm just curious to see what others think.
Should the gravity be lower after this amount of time?
I'm worried that it was too cold for the yeast to really do their thing, although I did see active fermentation happening for the first week...
First post, second batch.
My friend sent me a Northern Brewer Scottish 80 Extract Kit w/ Specialty Grains. Brewed it on Nov 2nd. OG was 1.048.
I used Edinburgh Ale Yeast WLP028 which recommends a fermentation temp of 70 degrees.
Actual temp reading on the thermometer stuck to the fermentation bucket was about 64 - 66 for the majority of the 2 weeks it's was in there.
I was going to leave it in the primary fermenter for a month then bottle but I was getting the itch to brew another batch this upcoming weekend so I racked it to a carboy to sit for another few weeks so I could use the bucket.
I took a gravity reading yesterday and it was 1.026.
I'm not sure exactly what the FG is supposed to be on this beer but I'm just curious to see what others think.
Should the gravity be lower after this amount of time?
I'm worried that it was too cold for the yeast to really do their thing, although I did see active fermentation happening for the first week...