triple fermentation question

[beargrylls]

I brewed a triple 3 weeks ago. ~3 gallons post boil, 8.5 lbs pilsner, 1.25 lbs dextrose in the kettle. mashed at 149-150 for 75 min, boiled for 75 min.

started fermentation at 64 F with ~300-400 ml of 3 weeks old WLP530 slurry (from a brewery), so no starter. It rose to 72-74 after a few days and then fell to 70 until 2 weeks ago.Krausen for ~10 days. Hydro reading at 2 weeks was 1.017. For the last week I increased the temp to 78 F, and today the hydro was 1.015. The beer has cleared significantly in the last week. I was hoping to get closer to 1.010, but I dont think thats going to happen. The hydro sample tastes great, but slightly sweeter than I was going for. My question is it ok to bottle it at this point? Im wondering if anyone has experience with WLP530 fermenting lower in a situation like this. Dont want to have bottle bombs.
Thanks!

 

[westchesterBrewer]

What was your starting gravity? That yeast is supposed to attenuate 75-80%:
http://www.whitelabs.com/yeast/wlp530-abbey-ale-yeast

You can run your starting and current gravities through this calculator to see I you are in that 75-80% range:
http://pint.com.au/calculators/alcohol/

 

[TheZymurgist]

What was your starting gravity? That yeast is supposed to attenuate 75-80%:
http://www.whitelabs.com/yeast/wlp530-abbey-ale-yeast

You can run your starting and current gravities through this calculator to see I you are in that 75-80% range:
http://pint.com.au/calculators/alcohol/

I'd say at this point it doesn't matter. If it's done, you're not going to get much more out of it. Check the gravity twice over a three day period. If it's stable, you're ready to bottle. If not, let it sit for a while and check again.

Also, I doubt you'd be able to tell much difference between 1.015 and 1.010, unless your palate is extremely sensitive, or you're a trained cicerone, so I wouldn't worry about it. Besides, once you add carbonation and a little time, the taste will be very different.

 

[Calder]

I doubt you'd be able to tell much difference between 1.015 and 1.010, unless your palate is extremely sensitive.

I guess I have a sensitive palate, because I think there is huge difference between the two. I find 1.015 too sweet for most beers and; too sweet to be really enjoyable.

 

[TheZymurgist]

I guess I have a sensitive palate, because I think there is huge difference between the two. I find 1.015 too sweet for most beers and; too sweet to be really enjoyable.

Wow, that's both impressive and too bad. A lot of my favorite beers are really sweet!

 

[beargrylls]

my og was 1.086. so i have 82.6% attenuation, which beats the 75-80 recommended by whitelabs, so i guess im ok. Ill let it sit a couple more days and take another reading, but I think it will be the same because it's pretty clear in the carboy now. thanks for the responses!