IPA SG 1020

[Beer Terrorist]

I pitched at 1066 with a S-04 starter Friday. For the past couple of days I've been reading 1020. Despite a rousing and 1/2 tsp of nutrient not much has happened. I've got some more yeast I could pitch but I don't really want to just for the sake of a few points. Has anyone else had a finish this high for a similar beer and what were the results?

[Seveneer]

It seems a little high. Was it a kit or an extract recipe? What yeast?

I'd be tempted to leave it until it's been in the FV a week, then bottle it. Just try to avoid keep testing/looking at/generally messing with it until then. Tough as it is

/Phil.

[Beer Terrorist]

I used safale S-04. I haven't used it before so really dont know what to expect. Its extract brew with 1kg of pale malt to up the gravity.

[Seveneer]

75% attenuation (what I normally expect with S-04) brings you to 1.0165 so you're not far off it at 1.020.

I think it's done.

As I said, leave it 'til the weekend and bottle it.

/Phil.

[Beer Terrorist]

I'll move it to secondary Friday i think. I hoped I might be able to squease a few points out of it. Tastes good nonetheless.

Cheers

[CrownCap]

How did you mash the pale malt?

It's possible that it did not convert properly or if mashed hot (say 67°C +) you will have produced more complex sugars (dextrins) that take much longer for the yeast to metabolise (if at all).

[Beer Terrorist]

Mashed at 65°C for 90 mins although I accept there is a margin for error considering it was my first go at mashing. Could well be the cause of the problem

[CrownCap]

Mashed at 65°C for 90 mins although I accept there is a margin for error considering it was my first go at mashing. Could well be the cause of the problem

Possible, but that all sounds above board.

To be honest, you shouldn't expect it to get much lower than about 1017 (75% attenuation) anyway, so 1020 isn't too far off. I did a 1062 OG extract brew at the weekend and that was down to 1018 last night but I'm not expecting it to go a huge amount further now.

Go with the taste test, if it tastes cloyingly sweet them that ain't good and you might want to do something about it. If it tastes good then it probably is good!

Edit: extra info... I used S-04 too, but pitched two sachets due to the high starting gravity. Rehydrated but no starter. For higher gravity brews you might want to consider pitching more yeast.