I brewed my 1st AG batch (BM's Cream of Three Crops Cream Ale) according to the recipe. It has been in primary for 16 days, and I was really hoping to bottle today to free up the primary for another batch; I don't have another weekend off of work for 2 weeks.
So I checked the FG yesterday, and it was 1.020. OG was 1.042.
I stirred the sediment up and placed it in a warmer area, and have not seen any more airock activity in >24 hours. Will check another FG in a few hours.
I had some issues with the mash-in temp because my thermometer was acting up; I originally mashed too high, but after about 15 minutes, I got the temp down from about 158 (I think) to 153 and kept it there for an hour.
My question is, is it possible that I just have too many unfermentable sugars because of a missed mash temp? If so, that's OK (learning experience). And if my SG hasn't changed in >24 hours, should I just assume that this is the problem and bottle? I don't want to re-pitch, especially if it is done fermenting, because I would have to wait another 2 weeks to brew another batch. I also don't want a bunch of bottle-bombs. Thanks for your help.
Other than this, the beer looks and smells fantastic.
So I checked the FG yesterday, and it was 1.020. OG was 1.042.
I stirred the sediment up and placed it in a warmer area, and have not seen any more airock activity in >24 hours. Will check another FG in a few hours.
I had some issues with the mash-in temp because my thermometer was acting up; I originally mashed too high, but after about 15 minutes, I got the temp down from about 158 (I think) to 153 and kept it there for an hour.
My question is, is it possible that I just have too many unfermentable sugars because of a missed mash temp? If so, that's OK (learning experience). And if my SG hasn't changed in >24 hours, should I just assume that this is the problem and bottle? I don't want to re-pitch, especially if it is done fermenting, because I would have to wait another 2 weeks to brew another batch. I also don't want a bunch of bottle-bombs. Thanks for your help.
Other than this, the beer looks and smells fantastic.