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Date: 27 May 2006 12:41:21
From: Gerard Eberlein
Subject: No drop
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Well SG hasn't dropped in 3 days, still stuck at 1.028 down from OG of
1.071. Looks like I have to repitch. Do I just pitch it in the carboy dry
(it's the kind I originally used) or should I dissolve and proof it in some
of the stuck wort first? Thanx in advance.
Gerard
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Date: 27 May 2006 19:14:43
From: John 'Shaggy' Kolesar
Subject: Re: No drop
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On Sat, 27 May 2006 12:41:21 -0400, <dormouse@charter.net > wrote:
> Well SG hasn't dropped in 3 days, still stuck at 1.028 down from OG of
> 1.071. Looks like I have to repitch. Do I just pitch it in the carboy dry
> (it's the kind I originally used) or should I dissolve and proof it in some
> of the stuck wort first? Thanx in advance.
Remind me what the original recipe was again, have you mentioned it yet?
If it's extract, do you know what brand? 1.071 to 1.028 is about 60%
attenuation, which could be a normal FG for certain brands of extract.
At this point, since the readings have gotten fairly consistent, we need
to analyze the original recipe to determine if your current SG makes sense
for a FG, or if there really is room for continued fermentation activity.
John.
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Date: 27 May 2006 15:35:19
From: Gerard Eberlein
Subject: Re: No drop
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"John 'Shaggy' Kolesar" <spam@shagg.net > wrote in message
news:slrne7h9an.a4m.spam@weizen.shagg.net...
> On Sat, 27 May 2006 12:41:21 -0400, <dormouse@charter.net> wrote:
> > Well SG hasn't dropped in 3 days, still stuck at 1.028 down from OG of
> > 1.071. Looks like I have to repitch. Do I just pitch it in the carboy
dry
> > (it's the kind I originally used) or should I dissolve and proof it in
some
> > of the stuck wort first? Thanx in advance.
>
> Remind me what the original recipe was again, have you mentioned it yet?
> If it's extract, do you know what brand? 1.071 to 1.028 is about 60%
> attenuation, which could be a normal FG for certain brands of extract.
> At this point, since the readings have gotten fairly consistent, we need
> to analyze the original recipe to determine if your current SG makes sense
> for a FG, or if there really is room for continued fermentation activity.
>
>
> John.
The recipe is:
6.6lbs. Muntons plain dark malt extract
2 lbs. LD Carlson dried dark malt extract
8 oz. LD Carlson crushed roasted barley
8 oz LD Carlson crushed black patent
1 lb. LD Carlson crushed crystal malt 60L
1 oz.Yakima hops Bittering
11 grams of nottingham dry yeast
Thanx in advance.
Gerard
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Date: 27 May 2006 22:50:39
From: John 'Shaggy' Kolesar
Subject: Re: No drop
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On Sat, 27 May 2006 15:35:19 -0400, <dormouse@charter.net > wrote:
> 6.6lbs. Muntons plain dark malt extract
> 2 lbs. LD Carlson dried dark malt extract
> 1 lb. LD Carlson crushed crystal malt 60L
These are the important bits with regards to an FG. Muntons tends to be
around average attenuation, say 70% or so. I'm not sure about LD Carlson
DME, but if it's very unattenuative (like Laaglander, etc) then that would
cause the FG to be higher than normal. 1 lbs of Crystal will also tend to
raise your FG some, since Crystal contains some unfermentable sugars.
IMO, be patient a little bit longer, but 60% attenuation (where you're at
now) is not out of the realm of possibility for a finished fermentation. I
would expect the FG to drop a little bit more, but 60% isn't too bad. There
are some types of extract out there (not the ones you used) that wouldn't
have even gotten that far.
Sometimes the beer just takes a while when the OG started relatively high.
John.
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Date: 27 May 2006 15:46:14
From: Gerard Eberlein
Subject: Re: No drop
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Oh yea, technique was steep grains at 165 f for 20 mins in 1 1/2 gallons of
water. poured 1/2 gallon over grain bags after steeping to get all the
extract, I did not squeese the bags. Added to 4 gallons of water, brought to
a boil then added LME and DME stirred till well disolved then brought to a
one hour boil. cooled with wort chiller to 72.5 dgress, whiped the hell out
of the wort with a slotted wort stirrer, then pitched the 11 grams of yeast,
which I had started in a cup of wort 30 mins before I pitched.Strained the
wort, which ended up being about 1 quart or so shy of five gallons
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Date: 30 May 2006 11:45:54
From: Denny Conn
Subject: Re: No drop
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Gerard Eberlein wrote:
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> Well SG hasn't dropped in 3 days, still stuck at 1.028 down from OG of
> 1.071. Looks like I have to repitch. Do I just pitch it in the carboy dry
> (it's the kind I originally used) or should I dissolve and proof it in some
> of the stuck wort first? Thanx in advance.
I think you have at least as much chance of being done as stuck.
-------- >Denny
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Life begins at 60...1.060, that is.
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