Stuck fermentation?

[Jayship]

Hello folks,

So, second all-grain batch for me. Went with Bee Cave Brewery Bavarian Hefeweizen. Hit all my numbers real good for mash temps and OG and everything, but I didn't make a starter. I know....I know....I've done some reading since then.

Fermentation went like this: when I left for work after like 12 hours, it was bubbling slowly, temp was good at 68, all was swell. when I got back home, huge krausen, temp was at 75...had to move it downstairs to get it to cool. Next morning, was down around 66-67, so wasn't worried. Next day, it's dropped to 62 (was cold as hell that night) and there was no more activity. could see yeast had dropped to bottom.

Got a reading the next day 1.018, got it back up to around 70, and swirled it some to hopefully get it going again.

Anyway, expected FG is 1.009, but I'm getting 1.014 for the last few days. It's been a total of 12 days in the carboy now.

Is it stuck? Could it be done? What should I do?

FYI, I will be bottling, not kegging...

Thanks!

 

[jbsg02]

That may just be as much as this beer will attenuate, some people even suggest slightly underpitching hefeweizens to get more ester production. You swirled it up a little and let it sat for a few days? I would say it's probably attenuated as much as it's going to, it's not like you got stuck at 1.030 or something.

 

[Jayship]

That may just be as much as this beer will attenuate, some people even suggest slightly underpitching hefeweizens to get more ester production. You swirled it up a little and let it sat for a few days? I would say it's probably attenuated as much as it's going to, it's not like you got stuck at 1.030 or something.

That's kinda what I'm hoping for. Was worried when it got too cold it just stopped in its tracks. Recipe called for 1.009 FG though, and all other numbers I hit spot on...

Also, if I just go with it as is and bottle, is there any adjustment to quantity of priming sugar that needs to be made in a case like this?

 

[jbsg02]

If you've had 1.014 for several days in a row I would carb as normal

 

[Jayship]

If you've had 1.014 for several days in a row I would carb as normal

Thanks alot for the replies! I can probably stop worrying about the damned beer now...lol.