stompnground
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hi everyone i have been getting into extract brewing but have been coming up with consistently the same issue..
Any help would be greatly appreciated as it is driving me mad! Every brew has finished short of the mark! I have read everything i can find on this issue and believe i have tried pretty much everything.
Plenty of oxygen, swirling when stalled ect...
The last few brews have been made using BrewSmith. Here is a quick overview:
I have used s-05 which all stalled so i changed to Wyeast liquid yeast.
1. Pale Ale
light liquid and dry malt extract with SG of 1.057 finished up at 1.016
used Wyeast American Ale yeast II used ice bath and pitched @ 20 deg
2. Stout
Liquid and dry malt extract with 350g of specialty grains with SG of 1.060 finished at 1.021
used Wyeast Irish Ale Yeast used ice bath and pitched @ 20 deg
THIS NEXT ONE I TRIED ADDING 700g OF DME after 3 DAYS IN PRIMARY
numbers 1 and 2 are pretty high gravity so i thought that by making a lower gravity beer and adding the 700g of DME to the fermenter after the yeast was at its peak that this would surely fix it but it wasn't the case...
3. English Bitter
DME +LME with SG of 1.048 and finished at 1.020 after 2 weeks ( tried swirling ect)
used Wyeast London Ale Yeast used ice bath and pitched @ 20 deg
MY EQUIPMENT
For controlling fermenting temps I have a large water tub that i put the fermenter in. The level of the water in the tub is almost at the same height as the water in the fermenter, just enough so that the fermenter does not float. The tub has an aquarium heater with a thermostat set to 18 degrees. There is also a small pump to keep the water flowing to prevent warm patches. I used a digital thermometer to check water temps regularly and found it ranged from 18 -19.5 degrees.
I shook the fermentor for 4 solid minutes to aerate each time before pitching. I guess my next step will be making a starter... This is my 5th brew in a row where this has happened... Is there something wrong with putting the fermentor in the water bath? affecting gravity??
I am determined to get past this issue and drink some bloody beer!
Cheers and thanks again,
Richie
Any help would be greatly appreciated as it is driving me mad! Every brew has finished short of the mark! I have read everything i can find on this issue and believe i have tried pretty much everything.
Plenty of oxygen, swirling when stalled ect...
The last few brews have been made using BrewSmith. Here is a quick overview:
I have used s-05 which all stalled so i changed to Wyeast liquid yeast.
1. Pale Ale
light liquid and dry malt extract with SG of 1.057 finished up at 1.016
used Wyeast American Ale yeast II used ice bath and pitched @ 20 deg
2. Stout
Liquid and dry malt extract with 350g of specialty grains with SG of 1.060 finished at 1.021
used Wyeast Irish Ale Yeast used ice bath and pitched @ 20 deg
THIS NEXT ONE I TRIED ADDING 700g OF DME after 3 DAYS IN PRIMARY
numbers 1 and 2 are pretty high gravity so i thought that by making a lower gravity beer and adding the 700g of DME to the fermenter after the yeast was at its peak that this would surely fix it but it wasn't the case...
3. English Bitter
DME +LME with SG of 1.048 and finished at 1.020 after 2 weeks ( tried swirling ect)
used Wyeast London Ale Yeast used ice bath and pitched @ 20 deg
MY EQUIPMENT
For controlling fermenting temps I have a large water tub that i put the fermenter in. The level of the water in the tub is almost at the same height as the water in the fermenter, just enough so that the fermenter does not float. The tub has an aquarium heater with a thermostat set to 18 degrees. There is also a small pump to keep the water flowing to prevent warm patches. I used a digital thermometer to check water temps regularly and found it ranged from 18 -19.5 degrees.
I shook the fermentor for 4 solid minutes to aerate each time before pitching. I guess my next step will be making a starter... This is my 5th brew in a row where this has happened... Is there something wrong with putting the fermentor in the water bath? affecting gravity??
I am determined to get past this issue and drink some bloody beer!
Cheers and thanks again,
Richie