I am in the process of my second brew. The first was a in the box American Wheat. This one is an extract kit from Austin Home Brew that is a Oktoberfest/Marzen brewed as an ale with the White Labs 029 Kolsch yeast.
I also sprung for the yeast fuel and alcohol boost offered with the kit.
My original gravity reading was 1.060 which is a little higher than the 1.054 called for by the original kit (which was expected with the added sugars of the alcohol boost).
I fermented in the primary (bucket) for a good 7 days, then racked to the secondary (5 Gal PET carboy). It has been in the secondary for 11 days now.
I checked gravity at 7 days and read 1.020 and again at 9 days and got the same.
The kit called for a final gravity of 1.015. I am looking for opinions...Is my fermentation stuck or complete? Or is the variation due to brewing a lager recipe with ale yeast and ale temperatures? Any help will be greatly appreciated.
I also sprung for the yeast fuel and alcohol boost offered with the kit.
My original gravity reading was 1.060 which is a little higher than the 1.054 called for by the original kit (which was expected with the added sugars of the alcohol boost).
I fermented in the primary (bucket) for a good 7 days, then racked to the secondary (5 Gal PET carboy). It has been in the secondary for 11 days now.
I checked gravity at 7 days and read 1.020 and again at 9 days and got the same.
The kit called for a final gravity of 1.015. I am looking for opinions...Is my fermentation stuck or complete? Or is the variation due to brewing a lager recipe with ale yeast and ale temperatures? Any help will be greatly appreciated.