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My hydrometer is fine reading 1.000 for water. The beer tastes is a little sweet but not too bad. It looks dead flat to me. I only managed to get another 2 gravity points out by keeping a constant temp and an occasional swirl. I'm just going ahead and bottling it.

Hi MHB, currently the beer is still sitting on the yeast - so it's been a good 5-6 weeks. I'm ready to bottle it now (had to drink a tonne of water to get enough 0.5L plastic bottles). So you would suggest transferring everything to another fermenter including the yeast and then bottling? FG...

Thanks for the response MHB. Sorry, it was dextrose not DME. I've done two Coopers recipes recently and got mixed up. I'm guessing you're right with the yeast underpitch. I'll give it a try keeping a constant @20c temperature and hope for the best. How long should I be waiting? Say if it...

With a hydrometer

Hello folks, I was looking for some advice as I'm at a bit of a loss here. I brewed the Coopers Vintage 21 recipe (https://www.diybeer.com/au/recipe/coopers-vintage-ale-21.html) but my fermentation is stuck at 1.028 - according to the recipe expected FG is 1.010 - 1.015. I used a yeast slurry...

Thank you for the responses everyone, much appreciated. I'd already bought ingredients for one more American ale. I will try to adjust the timing of hop additions for no chill. If I'm still not happy with the result will likely give up on the style for now. As a side note, does anyone have a...

Hello fellow brewers, Long time lurker, first time poster. I was looking to get some advice from those experienced in the No Chill method. So far I've brewed 5 x 20L batches in my 35L Digiboil using BIAB. I'm making my way through Brewing Classic Styles brewing my preferred style in ales. I've...