Wtf i get confused all the time

[lazarus0530]

Ok short and sweet here after 10 days my fg is reading a lil less then 1.010 like 1.008 does this seem right I can't remember if it's suppose to go there or not I'm brewing a esb and the og reading was at 1.050 (honestly I forget but according to my cheat sheet which I lost AGAIN!!! It was right were it was suppose to be I remember that much) I always mess this up and real never thought that much about it.

 

[Hokie_Brewer]

Seems a little low for an ESB but you're probably good. RDWHAHB!!

 

[lazarus0530]

Low as in it should be 1.003 or low as in it should 1.063? This where i always get confused so I want it closer to 1.000 more then anything.

 

[lumpher]

esb should end up 1.010-1.016, so yours is a little low. it'll be a bit dry (as in not as sweet as it should be), but most of us end up outside the guidelines off and on, and have neighbors who love us for our beer, so no worries

 

[scoundrel]

The closer to 1.000 the dryer it will be and the closer it is to the gravity of water (1.000). Most of my beers range from 1.010-1.018. I think it's done. Rack it.

 

[DregAddict]

Often times final gravities are around 1.012 or so, so your 1.008 is a little lower than that. This just means that there were more fermentable sugars than the recipe maker expected. As long as your fg is stable when you take readings a couple days apart, and it's no longer dropping, then the yeast will have done it's job and you're ready to bottle. A lower fg means that you had less unfermentable sugars and leads to a drier tasting beer. So a higher fg means you had more unfermentable sugars and leads to a beer with some residual sweetness and more malt flavor.

 

[lazarus0530]

Thanx guys ! So no matter what I should be fine. I just checked again and I gotta say it closer to 1.010 then 1.008 it's been there for 10 days you think it's ready I always do the 12-15 days before racking.

 

[DregAddict]

Oh yeah. 10 days at the same fg, you're ready to bottle.

 

[scoundrel]

Ya it's ready. Even if it could go down further, I would end it now. A little sweetness is always nice.

 

[Hang Glider]

Thanx guys ! So no matter what I should be fine. I just checked again and I gotta say it closer to 1.010 then 1.008 it's been there for 10 days you think it's ready I always do the 12-15 days before racking.

Good move. 12-15 days - even more.
While the actual "eating of sugars" is done, let the yeast finish up, clearing up, cleaning up after themselves.

I usually pitch my yeast and leave the fermenter alone for 4 weeks (more for bigger beers). Then bottle/keg.

 

[malkore]

I'd let it got another week...so 3 full weeks in primary.
Then bottle or keg.

Let it sit on the yeast so it can clean things up.