Black Rock Miners Stout

[reardo]

Hi guys.
JUst tried my first extract stout. I started it on 28-3-11. Inclusive were;
- 1 can Blackrock Miners Stout 1.7kg
- Stout Booster 1kg (in bag)
- Sachet Licorice Extract (excuse bad spelling)
- 6 teaspoons Nescafe GOld disolved in 100ml boiled water
- Kit Yeast


the yeast was pitched at 27 deg.
Orig gravity was 1.038
I sat the fermenter for 7 days at 18deg
First check 7 days later, there was no movement in the airlock so i checked witht teh hydrometer and it said 1.020

Is my brew stuffed or just finished????

Any help or assistance will be greatly appreciated

cheers,

Reardo

 

[sav]

Hi guys.
JUst tried my first extract stout. I started it on 28-3-11. Inclusive were;
- 1 can Blackrock Miners Stout 1.7kg
- Stout Booster 1kg (in bag)
- Sachet Licorice Extract (excuse bad spelling)
- 6 teaspoons Nescafe GOld disolved in 100ml boiled water
- Kit Yeast


the yeast was pitched at 27 deg.
Orig gravity was 1.038
I sat the fermenter for 7 days at 18deg
First check 7 days later, there was no movement in the airlock so i checked witht teh hydrometer and it said 1.020

Is my brew stuffed or just finished????

Any help or assistance will be greatly appreciated

cheers,

Reardo

1.038 seems a bit low OG
sav

 

[reardo]

1.038 seems a bit low OG
sav

So stuffed you recon? Maybe it was highter than 1.038, but i'm sure that's what it said. Is it worth kegging anyhow?

Thanks

 

[yum beer]

IIWM i would throw in 500gm dex to bring alc. up, give it a good stir and let it get back underway.
1020 fg is probably close to what you should expect given your additives, but you had a low amount of fermentables initiallly.

other than that if it tastes all right and your happy keg if SG is steady.

 

[reardo]

IIWM i would throw in 500gm dex to bring alc. up, give it a good stir and let it get back underway.
1020 fg is probably close to what you should expect given your additives, but you had a low amount of fermentables initiallly.

other than that if it tastes all right and your happy keg if SG is steady.

No worries - thanks a lot. I'll do exactly that and see how she ends up.

Cheers yum beer & sav

 

[reardo]

No worries - thanks a lot. I'll do exactly that and see how she ends up.

Cheers yum beer & sav

So guys, i ended up doing the following... :huh:

I added 1 litre of distilled alcohol at 40%, into the keg of stout 18lt, which i'm assuming was about 2%.
Any idea on what acl % the keg is now? Or let me know if i've completely ruined it <_<

 

[TmC]

So guys, i ended up doing the following... :huh:

I added 1 litre of distilled alcohol at 40%, into the keg of stout 18lt, which i'm assuming was about 2%.
Any idea on what acl % the keg is now? Or let me know if i've completely ruined it <_<

I would think the stout would be a bit higher in % than 2. Those hydro readings look a bit low.

 

[ekul]

C1V1 = C2V2
c1v1/c2 = c2

1L x 40% /19 = 2.1%

Plus your other 2% you should be around 4.1%

Thats if my maths serves me correctly though...

 

[TmC]

:blink: My brain hurts

 

[petesbrew]

Patience Grasshopper.
Don't expect your brew to be finished brewing in 7 days exactly, epecially if you're brewing at 18c. Perfect temp, but it might take longer than if you brew it at a beer-ruining 27c.
And it's really not going to do any harm by leaving it sit for another week or so.