sweetness after a week?

[blackpeter]

Hey,
I've been extract brewing for a couple years and right now there's cider and brass ale being made. I just put the ale to the secondary fermenter. However, it's pretty sweet. Doesn't taste anything like Bass. It's good,but will the sweetness be reduced?
Thanks

 

[Fritobandito]

How long did you let it sit in primary? What is the gravity at now?

 

[blackpeter]

It was a week in primary,didn't bother with sg this time,but the sample I drank was strong enough,for sure. I figure if my ancestors,who happened to come here in like 1680,and buddies with w. Penn (if you visit his farm on the Delaware,first thing he built was a brewhouse) could do it unscientificly,then I could too!
Thanks

 

[Fritobandito]

Well you might have racked before it was finished fermenting and now it's stalled. I leave all my beers in primary for 4-5 weeks. You should take a reading now to see what it's at.

 

[blackpeter]

Thanks, I've heard about stalled fermentation. The SG was 1.008 at room temp about 68 degrees. that seems a little high, but I'm not sure. How does one restart a stalled batch?

Thanks.

 

[makomachine]

1008 is pretty "dry" and should be fine - you are perceiving sweetness in this beer at 1008?

 

[Fritobandito]

I've had a few beers stuck at 1.020 that had some sweetness left, but at 1.008 it's hard to imagine the beer is too sweet. I see Bass listed in the OP, what type of beer is it?

 

[blackpeter]

Its the clone from midwest, brass ale, I'll give it a couple of weeks in the secondary. and post back then.

Thanks.

 

[makomachine]

Its the clone from midwest, brass ale, I'll give it a couple of weeks in the secondary. and post back then.

Thanks.

That won't hurt but you are probably done. Keep in mind that carbonation adds some sharpness that offsets your perception of sweetness. My guess is that it is fine.