Should I aerate my beer to get lower FG?

[HIT_MAN]

My hefe as been stuck at 1.020-1.022 for the last 2 weeks in the primary. What can I do to get it lower?

 

[jmulligan]

Definitely do NOT aerate! That will oxidize your beer and give you off flavors. What temp is your beer? What was your OG?

 

[HIT_MAN]

any suggestions to get my fg lower?

 

[shecky]

Need more info like ferment temps, what kind of yeast, OG, etc, but you could shake the primary gently to rouse the yeast and try moving the primary to a warmer location.

 

[HIT_MAN]

I have been fermenting at 72*. I used Fermentis WB-06 yeast. Had an OG of 1.049

 

[BarleyWater]

Try rousing the yeast a bit be gently rocking the carboy/bucket. If that doesn't work, you may need to pitch more yeast from an active starter to get it any lower.

 

[Revvy]

What's the target fg of your recipe? If it's at 1.020, for two weeks, it might be done, or close to it...

 

[BarleyWater]

What's the target fg of your recipe? If it's at 1.020, for two weeks, it might be done, or close to it...

Should probably be around 1.015. WB-06 doesn't list an actual percentage for attenuation, only that it is "medium to low", at 68-70% (which seems low to me) you should still finish around 1.015.

 

[maltMonkey]

what was your recipe?

 

[SGT-RIEL]

i searched the forum cant find the answer to this. when i move to a secondary do i aerate the beer again or not. also, i know this is prob stupid but do i aerate before bottling or will the yeast be fine on their own to go after the corn sugar.

 

[mr_clean]

Definitely do NOT aerate! That will oxidize your beer and give you off flavors. What temp is your beer? What was your OG?

Stirring it will create off flavors?