Oops! Gravity reading after priming

[UmBongo]

Got a bit cocky and siphoned a Geordie Bitter into a keg assuming fermentation had finished - also primed with 65g of castor sugar.

Anyway, curiosity got the better of me so I took a hydrometer reading which came in at 1016 (was expecting ~1006). Can this whole 10 points be because of the 65g sugar (i'd assume some of it would be)? Also, does using beer enhancer result in a higher then expected FG then using brewing sugar alone?

Cheers

[MightyMouth]

Got a bit cocky and siphoned a Geordie Bitter into a keg assuming fermentation had finished - also primed with 65g of castor sugar.

Anyway, curiosity got the better of me so I took a hydrometer reading which came in at 1016 (was expecting ~1006). Can this whole 10 points be because of the 65g sugar (i'd assume some of it would be)? Also, does using beer enhancer result in a higher then expected FG then using brewing sugar alone?

Cheers

When you make an assumption you make an ass of U and mption .

I don't think 65g of sugar in 5 gallons could make a 10 point difference when 3 kilos make 40. I would say you might have had a stuck fermentation. I would keep a very close eye on it and make sure it doesn't over pressurise in the keg but otherwise don't worry too much and if it tastes good then drink it.

[J_P]

Assuming your brewlength was 23l beersmith says that adding 65g sugar will increase the gravity by 1 point so it looks like you kegged at 1.015.

Beer enhancer is not as fermentable as table / brewing sugar so the gravity will be slightly higher than you'd normally expect if you make the kit up with a kilo of sugar, although that said I'm not sure if it would be as high as 1.015.

If your keg has a pressure release valve then you should be fine, If you've bottled any then you may want to release the pressure and recap

[UmBongo]

Thanks for the quick replies chaps.

I was planning on bottling some but changed my mind when I saw the
reading. Hopefully it will ferment down some more in the keg - it has a small rubber ring on the cap which I believe to be a pressure release thingy.

The important thing is that it tastes surprisingly good straight out of primary

[J_P]

Well that's certainly a result in my book

[Grantie]

When you make an assumption you make an ass of U and mption .

You just made my missus laugh for the first time in a week m8 - she's had a cold and been miserable - thanks

[J_P]

Didn't see that It reminds me .....

There is no "I" in team but there are four in "Platitude quoting idiot"

[MightyMouth]

When you make an assumption you make an ass of U and mption .

You just made my missus laugh for the first time in a week m8 - she's had a cold and been miserable - thanks

Don't thank me thank Samuel L. Jackson in The Long Kiss Goodnight. I was just quoting him.

[Grantie]

Well you can have the credit 'till i next see him