So yet again this brew teetered off @ a FG of 1016 (3rd in a row), started 1064. So thinking this could be why I have such sweet after tastes & figured Id try adding more yeast but almost a week after &the gravity has barley changed?
So my question is, when bottling for priming could the yeast kick off & cause a bottle bomb or as Im hoping have they just died?
Cheers,
Phil
They don't die Phil, they just go dormant. A higher FG is expected if you mashed high but yeast attenuation is always a factor too. If you expect a lower FG then stir up some yeast and see if it drops any further
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1.016 is not an unusual FG it depends on the fermentables
It depends on the yeast you used and attenuation but as said previously above that is not unusual FG for a SG of 1064,if i was doing that brew most i would be expecting is 1012-1014 FG anyway, depending on the beer and yeast of ccourse. ;D
As has being said don't get hung up on FG. 1016 is perfectly normal. If you want beers with a lower FG then you need to look at the recipe you are using and the yeast as well. Do the taste rule,if it looks right and taste right,it's right. :)
use coopers bottles if not sure, you wont get killed if they burst....u just get soaked in beer ;D
ive got swing top glass bottles, so should be strong. I tasted & the flavours I expected arnt there really, just a sweet sugary taste as w.previous brews.
I did a hack w.Muntons dockland porter & safbrew T58 yeast
Hydrometer issue? Ive two here & one reads a few points higher than the other.
might be, i checked it when i bought it, but must test it again to rule it out
I think its distilled water? should read 1.000 or something.
Quote from: CB_Phil on April 16, 2014, 01:29:59 PM
ive got swing top glass bottles, so should be strong. I tasted & the flavours I expected arnt there really, just a sweet sugary taste as w.previous brews.
I did a hack w.Muntons dockland porter & safbrew T58 yeast
Yep use these, the swing top is more likely to pop off before the glass breaks.
T-58 is often used in Belgians and can taste spicey which can sometimes appear sweet.
I was thinking of giving the brew a stir up &see how it is after the weekend, or should I just bottle? I could do 2ndary primer, but would need t bottle w/in a week as Im BACK OUT TO WORK SOON & WILL BE GONE FOR 2-2.5 months
Just bottle at the last minute.