Pitched the yeast Weds 15th.
Has been at 1030 for the last two days. Temperature is down to about 16c during the day. There si a very light covering of bubbles/froth on the surface.
I am planning to transfer to a secondary for a week before bottling to help with the conditioning.
Has fermentation stalled?
Any advice gratefully received.
Thanks guys.
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PieOPah
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dph
OG was 1051 at 59c
A book I have gives a temperature adjustment factor of x2 = 1102 which seems huge.
Looking on http://winemakingjournal.com/charts/hydro2
suggests adding 15.4 = 1066.4 which seems much more sensible.
And yes there is a layer at the bottom
A book I have gives a temperature adjustment factor of x2 = 1102 which seems huge.
Looking on http://winemakingjournal.com/charts/hydro2
suggests adding 15.4 = 1066.4 which seems much more sensible.
And yes there is a layer at the bottom
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PieOPah
Why have you got such a high temperature for your OG? Kits in general are no boil which means you should have a pitching temp almost immediately....
Dunno where the book comes up with the idea of doubling, but the other value is correct for a temp adjustment. My calc works out your OG to be 1.066
With an OG like this, I would expect you to get a FG of around 1.020 - 1.016 which would give you 4.74% - 5.09% ABV
It seems it is either too cold for you yeast so it has gone into hibernation or you have a stuck ferment. I would go for it being too cold myself....
Dunno where the book comes up with the idea of doubling, but the other value is correct for a temp adjustment. My calc works out your OG to be 1.066
With an OG like this, I would expect you to get a FG of around 1.020 - 1.016 which would give you 4.74% - 5.09% ABV
It seems it is either too cold for you yeast so it has gone into hibernation or you have a stuck ferment. I would go for it being too cold myself....
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steve_flack
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dph
misread the cold/hot quantitiesWhy have you got such a high temperature for your OG?
The book is 'Beer and Brewing' by Dave Laing and John Hendra from 1977. This is the extract - is it nonesense?Dunno where the book comes up with the idea of doubling, but the other value is correct for a temp adjustment. My calc works out your OG to be 1.066
Will try and get the temperature up. Will move it form the airing cupboard to near the boiler and have some blankets for overnight.
Cheers guys.
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PieOPah
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dph
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PieOPah
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StrangeBrew
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I think that the immersion heater would be the most effective since all the heat would be transfered to you wort. Personally though I wouldn't want to use one - personal preference rather than any objection (something else to sanitize). Besides, I probably couldn't use one on my Better-Bottle.
The plate seems like a good idea since heat rises, it would also mean that heat loss should be minimum.
I have always thought about getting a belt (although the room I currently ferment in is warm enough). but thinking about it the plate would probably be better.
The plate seems like a good idea since heat rises, it would also mean that heat loss should be minimum.
I have always thought about getting a belt (although the room I currently ferment in is warm enough). but thinking about it the plate would probably be better.
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I've read a couple of times on forums that the belt tends to run too hot and that put me off from the start.
The pad/plate does seem logical, as you say, heat rises and it covers the whole base of the bin, hopefully giving even heat distribution.
The thermo immersion heater that I now use works very well, keeps the liquid at a constant 22c. It says on the box that it will work efficiently down to an external temp of 10c. So DaaB, this should be fine in the shed as long as it doesn't fall below 10c/50f.
The pad/plate does seem logical, as you say, heat rises and it covers the whole base of the bin, hopefully giving even heat distribution.
The thermo immersion heater that I now use works very well, keeps the liquid at a constant 22c. It says on the box that it will work efficiently down to an external temp of 10c. So DaaB, this should be fine in the shed as long as it doesn't fall below 10c/50f.
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PieOPah