Is there a rabbit off with my Fixby Gold?

[J_P]

Hi all

I was wondering if I could tap into your vast collective brewing knowledge once again please?

Last Sunday I made up a Brupaks Fixby Gold kit with 20 litres of water giving it an original gravity of 1045/1046. The beer level in the fermenter is currently at approximately 23 litres. The gravity is currently measuring 1016 which is nowhere near the gravity I'd expect for a Brupaks kit. I'm not an expert by any stretch of the imagination but the previous two Brupaks kits (IPA and Almondsbury Old) fermented much faster than this.

When brewing I ensured that the wort was aerated and that it was below 25C before pitching the yeast. I pre started the yeast in diluted wort at about 20C it showed all the usual signs of yeasty activity ie the same as my other three kits!

I have already tried gently rousing the yeast and adding half a packet of safale s04 (belt and braces) which dropped the gravity a couple of points in 24 hours.

Is this normal for fixby gold? Or have I done something wrong?

Edit:: I have read the following thread on Fixby Gold but am still worried http://jimsbeerkit.co.uk/forum/viewtopi ... fixby+gold

[J_P]

Hi Daab

There are still bubbles on the surface it's certainly not "mill pond" flat.

Hope this helps

Cheers

J_P

[Vossy1]

Hi J_P,

I've done 3 FG's, two finished at 1012 and one at 1013.
I check the gravity at day 5 out of interest, but not again until day 10.

It's too soon to worry yet

Recently even racing S04 hasn't been done t'ill day 7 and it's usually pretty close by day 3

[J_P]

That's great thanks. I've just been reading all these muntons / woodefordes threads about them sticking and may be getting paranoid. I'll wait until day 10 and then get back to you. Hopefully it'll be fine (like the other brupaks kits we've made)

Cheers Again

J_P

[J_P]

I shudder to admit this but I was reading the hydrometer wrong, I was reading it two points short due to the 10 mark having a line next to it (the 10 mark sits on the line below). Embarrassment aside it's now in bottles conditioning.

... I'll get me coat!