robfromdublin
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Hi all,
So this is my second brew and a kit with the above LME and a dextrose/maltodextrin mix (can't remember the exact mix. Doh!). Anyway I couldn't get a decent original gravity reading because I think I didn't mix it well enough in the fermenter. Kept coming out at 1.065 (did 3 readings and let a bit go to waste to clear the spigot, but still 1.065). I'm putting this down to undermixing anyway, because I think that's too high a reading and I tested the hydrometer against water and it came out fine at 1.000 (so I don't think it's a dodgy instrument).
Anyway, I pitched the yeast 9 days ago and it all started very promisingly. Four days ago it stopped bubbling through the air lock but I didn't get a chance to take a reading until Sunday (two days ago). The reading was 1.014, which I think is too high for this kit?? I took another yesterday and it was the same.
The yeast came with the kit and the shop owner said it's actually an ale yeast so I should keep the fermenter at 21 degrees, which I did.
Should the final gravity be lower than 1.014?
If so, should I intervene by raising the ambient temperature a bit (say 23 degrees?) to kickstart anymore fermentation?
Or should I accept that fermentation is finished, bottle, and hope I don't now have a series of grenades?
Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
So this is my second brew and a kit with the above LME and a dextrose/maltodextrin mix (can't remember the exact mix. Doh!). Anyway I couldn't get a decent original gravity reading because I think I didn't mix it well enough in the fermenter. Kept coming out at 1.065 (did 3 readings and let a bit go to waste to clear the spigot, but still 1.065). I'm putting this down to undermixing anyway, because I think that's too high a reading and I tested the hydrometer against water and it came out fine at 1.000 (so I don't think it's a dodgy instrument).
Anyway, I pitched the yeast 9 days ago and it all started very promisingly. Four days ago it stopped bubbling through the air lock but I didn't get a chance to take a reading until Sunday (two days ago). The reading was 1.014, which I think is too high for this kit?? I took another yesterday and it was the same.
The yeast came with the kit and the shop owner said it's actually an ale yeast so I should keep the fermenter at 21 degrees, which I did.
Should the final gravity be lower than 1.014?
If so, should I intervene by raising the ambient temperature a bit (say 23 degrees?) to kickstart anymore fermentation?
Or should I accept that fermentation is finished, bottle, and hope I don't now have a series of grenades?
Any advice would be greatly appreciated.