help i changed from sugar to brew enhancer

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hotrod hank

help i changed from sugar to brew enhancer

Post by hotrod hank » Tue Sep 01, 2009 11:01 pm

Hello all brewers,
i have followed the forum for a while and have not needed to ask a question as the info has always been in the prev post by everyone, "very helpfull".
I have had good results so far and done about eight brews trying as many as i can , but i thought i should try using the muntons brew enhancer with muntons irish stout as i have only used normal sugar so far. The thing is it has only dropped to 1012 for the past 3 days after six days at about 23 deg , is this now ready?... because i did the coopers stout with normal sug and that went done to 1008 quickly but had no head after it conditioned but tasted nice .
thanks for help Hank

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Re: help i changed from sugar to brew enhancer

Post by dunc » Tue Sep 01, 2009 11:50 pm

it may well be done at that temperature if it hasn't shifted for a couple of days. coopers kits seem to ferment out to a lower final gravity than the muntons produced ones judging from the brews I've done, and brew enhancer will finish slightly higher than sugar also. I'd get it kegged. :beer:
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Re: help i changed from sugar to brew enhancer

Post by EoinMag » Wed Sep 02, 2009 8:14 am

The brewing sugar will contain malt which won't ferment down quite as far, pick up the fermenter, rouse it and then wait and see if the reading is the same three days in a row. Or alternatively just leave the beer 3-4 weeks before bottling/kegging.

hotrod hank

Re: help i changed from sugar to brew enhancer

Post by hotrod hank » Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:50 am

cheers boys , i will bottle today. [-o<

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