Fermentation advice please...

[Jimberbob]

I have three brews that have been fermented with Safale-04 for 6 days.

brew one O.G 1052- is now reading 1020
brew two O.G 1060- is now reading 1030
brew three O.G 1062- is now reading 1020.

fermentaion temperature is at 18C. Do the gravity readings seem a bit high after 6 days? The surface of all three brews have no yeast floating on them.
I have had a bit of sad news and have to go and visit my folks 'down south' for a while, maybe for a couple of weeks. I don't have enough vessels for secondary fermentation as I was planning to transfer directly to cornie kegs. What do you think is the best thing to do with them?

[Jymbo]

My last brew took 7 days to get down to 1012 with Safale04, but it's usually a lot quicker than that - more like 3-4 days from start to finish.

[prolix]

Sorry to here that mate.

The fg will also depend on the mash temp, 68 gets more dextrins so higher fg mash temp 66 less so lower fg

your 62 should finish about 18 so nearly done IMO, but you can cornie them all or leave them, another two weeks at 18 c should not impart any off flavours from the yeast just make sure the fermenters are sealed.

If it were me I would leave them, they will be bright when you get back and perfect for kegging

[Jimberbob]

Cheers Prolix. I think I shall leave them as they are.

[Calum]

I'm with Prolix. Just leave them and your patience will be rewarded.

[Jimberbob]

It would appear that the fementaion on the 1060 brew has stuck at 1030. I don't know what has caused this, temperature has been stable. I added some yeast nutrient and gently stirred the sludge at the bottom back into suspension, I also added a satchet of Gervin, I hope this does the trick.

[prolix]

That should do the trick throwing three solutions at it ,though I hate disturbing my beer. The fresh yeast should absorb any oxygen that gets in there.