Coopers IPA

[googoomuck]

Morning lads, quick one for ya. I put a coopers IPA on the go last Monday. Checked the gravity this morning as I won't be home at all tomorrow, it's at 1018 from a start of 1050 the thermometer is lit up at 16 and 18 with 18 being the brightest. Should I stick a hot water bottle under the duvet to get it a bit warmer or leave it be? I added dextrose to the recipe so was hoping it would be a bit stronger the the 4 odd percent it is now (tastes great all the same).
Cheers, Lee.


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[Eoin]

That's fine at that temperature. Is it reading the same over a few days?

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[googoomuck]

That's fine at that temperature. Is it reading the same over a few days?

TT

This is the first reading since Monday when I made it.


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[Greg2013]

Morning lads, quick one for ya. I put a coopers IPA on the go last Monday. Checked the gravity this morning as I won't be home at all tomorrow, it's at 1018 from a start of 1050 the thermometer is lit up at 16 and 18 with 18 being the brightest. Should I stick a hot water bottle under the duvet to get it a bit warmer or leave it be? I added dextrose to the recipe so was hoping it would be a bit stronger the the 4 odd percent it is now (tastes great all the same).
Cheers, Lee.


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I would not heat it now, might have finished a bit high because of the lower temps? Take a reading over 2-3 days and see if it drops any further. Are you bottling or kegging?

[googoomuck]

Morning lads, quick one for ya. I put a coopers IPA on the go last Monday. Checked the gravity this morning as I won't be home at all tomorrow, it's at 1018 from a start of 1050 the thermometer is lit up at 16 and 18 with 18 being the brightest. Should I stick a hot water bottle under the duvet to get it a bit warmer or leave it be? I added dextrose to the recipe so was hoping it would be a bit stronger the the 4 odd percent it is now (tastes great all the same).
Cheers, Lee.


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I would not heat it now, might have finished a bit high because of the lower temps? Take a reading over 2-3 days and see if it drops any further. Are you bottling or kegging?

I had a look at the fermenter on Friday morning and it was at 20c, it fermented all week around the 23c mark.  I'll be kegging this one. Will I leave it for a few days before taking the readings?


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[Greg2013]

No take a reading tomorrow morning and day after and see if it drops any more, if not i reckon keg away since no need to worry about bottle bombs

[googoomuck]

No take a reading tomorrow morning and day after and see if it drops any more, if not i reckon keg away since no need to worry about bottle bombs

Cool will do, thanks for the info!!


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[LordEoin]

1.018 is ver high for a Coopers IPA. It should end up about 1.008-1.010 with DME or 1.010-1.012 with LME.
What was the recipe you used?

18C is the lower end (and best temp) for the supplied yeast so if it dropped below that I would advise you warm it up a bit for a couple of days to see it it kicks off again.

I fyou do keg/bottle it as-is, prime at a lower rate than normal.

[googoomuck]

1.018 is ver high for a Coopers IPA. It should end up about 1.008-1.010 with DME or 1.010-1.012 with LME.
What was the recipe you used?

18C is the lower end (and best temp) for the supplied yeast so if it dropped below that I would advise you warm it up a bit for a couple of days to see it it kicks off again.

I fyou do keg/bottle it as-is, prime at a lower rate than normal.

I used a can if LME, 300g of dextrose and 250g of maltodextrin. I'll keep an eye on the temp so and go from there 


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[Eoin]

Maltodextrin will leave it finishing high.

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[googoomuck]

Maltodextrin will leave it finishing high.

TT

Ah right, if I had used steeping grains like carapils would it finish high also?


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[LordEoin]

with carapils it would finish up somewhere around 1.012-1.014

[googoomuck]

with carapils it would finish up somewhere around 1.012-1.014

Would that figure include the extra sugar?


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[googoomuck]

Only got a chance to test the beer this evening, it's now at 1016, so heading in the right direction I suppose. I have decided to dry hop this, and ordered a hop bag today. How long will I boil it for it to be sanitised?


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[LordEoin]

Just throw the empty bag into a saucepan of water and bring it to a boil and you're safe
If you want to be double sure boil it for 5 or 10 minutes.