Hi all.
First time post. But have been lurking here on AHB for some time for info - this is a great place for that.
I'm still on K&K. But my woes come from the fact that I've more than often ended up with final gravity reading that falls between slightly high or way too high. I can tell from drinking them that ABV has always been low (don't get drunk).
My latest batch is a Boag's Premium Lager:
- Black Rock Lager kit
- Brewcraft #60 German Lager kit converter
- LDME 500g
- Saflager yeast
- Temp controlled env at 11 degrees C (fridge, heating pad, 2xFridgemate to control those two devices)
OG - 1.055
FG - 1.018 (current reading after 2weeks)
Yeast was pitched directly from the packet into the fermenter without rehydration.
Still bubbling from the airlock every 2minutes or so...
Is there anything I'm doing wrong??
Could the hydrometer reading be inaccurate? (taking samples from the bottom tap? heh, where else could the tap be?)
I'm thinking of leaving it for another week before bottling.
Any advice would be appreciated.
Cheers,
JT
First time post. But have been lurking here on AHB for some time for info - this is a great place for that.
I'm still on K&K. But my woes come from the fact that I've more than often ended up with final gravity reading that falls between slightly high or way too high. I can tell from drinking them that ABV has always been low (don't get drunk).
My latest batch is a Boag's Premium Lager:
- Black Rock Lager kit
- Brewcraft #60 German Lager kit converter
- LDME 500g
- Saflager yeast
- Temp controlled env at 11 degrees C (fridge, heating pad, 2xFridgemate to control those two devices)
OG - 1.055
FG - 1.018 (current reading after 2weeks)
Yeast was pitched directly from the packet into the fermenter without rehydration.
Still bubbling from the airlock every 2minutes or so...
Is there anything I'm doing wrong??
Could the hydrometer reading be inaccurate? (taking samples from the bottom tap? heh, where else could the tap be?)
I'm thinking of leaving it for another week before bottling.
Any advice would be appreciated.
Cheers,
JT