Safale: S-04, strikes again!

[peekaboo_jones]

Rookie brewer here.
Just adding my latest, second batch ever is bottle conditioning now.
I experimented with a kit n kilo, Bavarian lager kit split in half but I swapped the yeast for S-04 and chucked in 500g dark malt extract also, filled to 8L instead of 11.5L.
OG 1064
FG 1021
3 weeks at room temp in Melbourne but really it finished late week 2 but inexperienced I thought it would drop similar to other usual standard kits, i.e 1010ish...
All good though, every hydro sample tasted really good! Now bottled and should be carb'd up next weekend

 

[AJ80]

I'd be careful with those bottles, FG of 1.021 sounds high for a kit beer. It's not been the warmest in melbs and the yeast may have stalled (this strain is notorious for this). With warm weather coming back next week, I'm a little worried fermentation could kick off again in the bottles...maybe keep them under a heavy blanket as a fail safe? How long was the FG stable for before bottling?

Hope it's just me being paranoid for your sake, but better to be safe than sorry!

 

[peekaboo_jones]

Thanks AJ80, that's a bugger!
I too thought it was high, kept it in the laundry at 24deg for the last week hoping to lower it, before that in a wardrobe at 18deg. FG was stable for 6 days I think
Best to lock these monsters away for a few weeks just to be safe!

Is it a good idea to pitch two packets of yeast generally?

 

[AJ80]

You never know, it may have finished, but I'd say it stalled. I'd recommend drinking sooner rather than later - if the bottles start to gush at opening try and stick the whole batch in the fridge.

amount of yeast to pitch really depends on your OG and volume - there are some pretty handy online calculators (Mr Malty, etc) which will help you target your exact pitch rate.

It happens mate, a few of my early brews were bottled early and ended up overcarbed.