JamesJBraddock Posted July 25, 2010 Share Posted July 25, 2010 Put dow my second brew last sunday, it was a mexican cerveza. it had the cerveza can with 1kg of brewing sugar and a kg of brew enhancer, checked it on friday night after it had been down for 6 days, the hydrometer reading was 1022, was also 1022 saturday morning and the same again this morning, my question is what should i expect the hydrometer reading to be to be ready for bottling, any suggestions will be greatly appreciated, cheers James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muddy Waters Posted July 25, 2010 Share Posted July 25, 2010 Which brew enhancer did you use James? Depending on which one you used you will have a different FG. Having said that 1022 is a bit on the high side? What temp did you brew at? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesJBraddock Posted July 25, 2010 Author Share Posted July 25, 2010 used brew enhancer 2, yeah i was thinkin it is a little on the high side, its been steady at around 22-24degrees, would the reading be higher because of the brew enhancer being used as well as the brewing sugar? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesJBraddock Posted July 25, 2010 Author Share Posted July 25, 2010 Hmmm, ive decided to go ahead and bottle the cerveza, will keep you posted as to how it goes, it smells like beer and will try some to see if it tastes any good, hopefully the bottles(750ml swappa crate bottles ) dont explode, haha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewC5 Posted July 25, 2010 Share Posted July 25, 2010 I would have tried to heat the brew a bit, or "arouse" the yeast :P. With the cold weather it may have gone to sleepies so waking it up would have helped finish fermentation. With a FG of 1022, the brew will probably be pretty sweet and not too nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Idicus Posted July 25, 2010 Share Posted July 25, 2010 You said you put down the can with 1kg of sugar AND 1kg of brew enhancer, that would give it a high FG but I hope to god it finished fermenting before you bottled it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THIRSTY MATT Posted July 25, 2010 Share Posted July 25, 2010 WHAT WAS YOUR STARTING GRAVITY?? (when you pitched the yeast?) im guessing your final gravity shoulda been about 1016-1018??? be interested in what paul thinks... he will probably wanna know ya starting gravity too dude? cheers matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesJBraddock Posted July 25, 2010 Author Share Posted July 25, 2010 Hey guys thanks for all your input, i bottled it this afternoon, so fingers crossed, yeah think next time i will pitch it with half and half sugar/ brew enhancers, lol it was 1022 over 3 consecutives days, and pumped upo the heat to 26 since friday night with no changes, so hopefully it will be sweet as , hopefully,how would you guys have normally done a cerveza. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesJBraddock Posted July 25, 2010 Author Share Posted July 25, 2010 Also i didnt check the og before i started, im a bit new to this so will remeber that for next time . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muddy Waters Posted July 25, 2010 Share Posted July 25, 2010 It would be a good idea to make sure your hydrometer is accurate by putting it in water at 20C (or whatever temp it is calibrated to - it should say somewhere on the hydrometer). At the appropriate temp it should read 1.000 in water. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesJBraddock Posted July 25, 2010 Author Share Posted July 25, 2010 yeah mate, will try that now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesJBraddock Posted July 25, 2010 Author Share Posted July 25, 2010 Just did that now mate, it was at 1.000 or 1000, so hydrometer is working fine.i think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PB2 Posted July 25, 2010 Share Posted July 25, 2010 If you used Coopers 1kg of Brewing Sugar and 1kg of BE2, the brew has a total of 450g maltodextrin (which is mainly unfermentable, leaving body in the brew)- not enough for the FG to come out at 1022, though. I hope you bottled into PET [pinched] [pinched] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewC5 Posted July 26, 2010 Share Posted July 26, 2010 Well cerveza is a very plain beer so just go with kit and kilo (BE2) and see how it goes. Read this as a warning: http://www.aussiehomebrewer.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=46088 This was my thread, and i warn you to be careful!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Idicus Posted July 26, 2010 Share Posted July 26, 2010 Put dow my second brew last sunday, it was a mexican cerveza. it had the cerveza can with 1kg of brewing sugar and a kg of brew enhancer, checked it on friday night after it had been down for 6 days, the hydrometer reading was 1022, was also 1022 saturday morning and the same again this morning, my question is what should i expect the hydrometer reading to be to be ready for bottling, any suggestions will be greatly appreciated, cheers James If you really had the can plus 1kg of sugar plus 1kg of brew enhancer I'd be uncapping those immediately unless you want explosions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Idicus Posted July 26, 2010 Share Posted July 26, 2010 Put dow my second brew last sunday, it was a mexican cerveza. it had the cerveza can with 1kg of brewing sugar and a kg of brew enhancer, checked it on friday night after it had been down for 6 days, the hydrometer reading was 1022, was also 1022 saturday morning and the same again this morning, my question is what should i expect the hydrometer reading to be to be ready for bottling, any suggestions will be greatly appreciated, cheers James If you really did use a can plus 1kg of sugar and 1kg of Brew Enhancer I'd be quite concerned. Cheers, Phillip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesJBraddock Posted July 26, 2010 Author Share Posted July 26, 2010 uncapping them now , took ur guys advice,putting some into plastic bottles to see how they work out, what would you recommend the next time i do a cerveza,ierecipe, thanks for all your guys help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Idicus Posted July 27, 2010 Share Posted July 27, 2010 Probably just 1kg of Brew Enhancer or Brewing Sugar, or why not try using a liquid malt extract. It's up to you though, but for brews with lots of sugar they need to be left longer to ferment out fully. Depending on how it all goes for you, you might need to release a bit of pressure from the plastic bottles as it primes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewC5 Posted July 27, 2010 Share Posted July 27, 2010 Does anyone get the feeling that James is muddy's little brother/clone? their Signatures really have a lot of similarities haha. [lol] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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