High FG - bottle anyway?
High FG - bottle anyway?
My smoked porter, using steeped grains and extract, has been stuck at 1,021 for days. I've tried to up the temperature and swirl it around a bit to rouse the yeast. Would I be best off bottling it anyway (I've read this risks bottle bombs), or pitching more yeast (I've heard this isn't straightforward)?
Re: High FG - bottle anyway?
What was the OG?
You should be looking for a "quarter points". e.g. If you had an OG of 1060, you would be looking for an FG of about 1015.
You should be looking for a "quarter points". e.g. If you had an OG of 1060, you would be looking for an FG of about 1015.
Re: High FG - bottle anyway?
The OG was 1,050 so I was looking for it to be nearer to 1,012. I started with only about 8L of wort topped up to 11L. But I pitched the full sachet of US05 yeast.
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That seems strange. A lot of yeast for 11 litres.
I would re-pitch another packet of US05 and give it a stir.
I would re-pitch another packet of US05 and give it a stir.
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Is it s simple as repitching the yeast? I'd heard that the alcohol now present could damage the yast and it was better to make some kind of starter.
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I repitched on a stuck fermentation once without a problem.
However, a starter would probably be a safer way of doing it.
However, a starter would probably be a safer way of doing it.
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Re: High FG - bottle anyway?
Depending on what steeped grains and extract that you used it might be done.Thehorse wrote:My smoked porter, using steeped grains and extract, has been stuck at 1,021 for days. I've tried to up the temperature and swirl it around a bit to rouse the yeast. Would I be best off bottling it anyway (I've read this risks bottle bombs), or pitching more yeast (I've heard this isn't straightforward)?
I did an all-grain rye porter that went from 1.053 to only 1.022 because of the fairly large percentage of specialty grains.
I'm just here for the beer.