I use Wyeast 1056 for most of my pale ales. I typically will use a starter as well, most of the time somewhere in the range of 500ml to 1L depending on the OG.
But I always get much lower FG than I expect. For example, my last batch was an all grain batch with an OG of 1.056. I fermented with a 500ml starter at 68 degrees for 10 days and took a reading. It was at a FG of 1.002 when it should have been somewhere around 1.011 based on beer smith calculations.
What am I doing wrong? Should I not use a starter? Should I remove the beer after 3-4 days from the yeast? Is it my mash? Most of my beers come out tasting fine but I wonder how much better they might be by that little bit of sweetness left over.
Thanks for any help from the forum!
But I always get much lower FG than I expect. For example, my last batch was an all grain batch with an OG of 1.056. I fermented with a 500ml starter at 68 degrees for 10 days and took a reading. It was at a FG of 1.002 when it should have been somewhere around 1.011 based on beer smith calculations.
What am I doing wrong? Should I not use a starter? Should I remove the beer after 3-4 days from the yeast? Is it my mash? Most of my beers come out tasting fine but I wonder how much better they might be by that little bit of sweetness left over.
Thanks for any help from the forum!