WarmBeer
Unhappy camper
Hi,
I'm brewing my first attempt at a Porter, a kit+lots-o-bits. It has been in the fermenter for 2 weeks, and SG has steadied out at 1030 (from an OG of 1057)
Now normally I would be convinced I've got a stuck fermentation, and would be guaranteeing bottle bombs if I was to bottle at 30 gravity points, however I used 500gm of Lactose in the wort.
I know Lactose is non-fermentable, but unsure how many gravity points a half kilo is going to contribute to a 20 lt batch.
Recipe details:
Cheers,
Brett
I'm brewing my first attempt at a Porter, a kit+lots-o-bits. It has been in the fermenter for 2 weeks, and SG has steadied out at 1030 (from an OG of 1057)
Now normally I would be convinced I've got a stuck fermentation, and would be guaranteeing bottle bombs if I was to bottle at 30 gravity points, however I used 500gm of Lactose in the wort.
I know Lactose is non-fermentable, but unsure how many gravity points a half kilo is going to contribute to a 20 lt batch.
Recipe details:
- Can of Cascade Choc Mahogany Porter
- 300g Choc grain
- 200g Crystal grain
- 150g Malted barley
- 500g DDME
- 500g LDME
- Fermented at 16-18 deg C with S-04 (rehydrated before pitching)
Cheers,
Brett