JackBlack Posted March 8, 2011 Share Posted March 8, 2011 Hey guys got a few problems with my most recent brew here are the brew details- 1x Coopers Mexican Cerveza 1x 1kg BE2 OG - 1040 @ approx 25degrees FG - 1012 @ approx 23 degrees Yeast pitched at 25-26 degrees I used the yeast that came with the kit. Now with my rough calculations the beer i have made comes in at around 4% or a little bit less. I was expecting something around the 4.5 - 4.8% mark. Im quite sure the beer has finished fermenting, so have I used some dodgy yeast? Is it worth pitching more yeast at this point or is it too late? cheers in advance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadian Eh!L Posted March 9, 2011 Share Posted March 9, 2011 hi jack, i put the ABV% @ 4.25% after priming. thats still a little low but i wouldn't fuss around with it. just bottle it and drink it, man. 4.25% is around what mexican cerveza should be in my opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matty A Posted March 9, 2011 Share Posted March 9, 2011 I think it sounds correct. BE2 contains Maltodextrin which isn't fully fermentable so will give a higher FG. I must say tho it will make your beer look and feel a lot better. Give it another few days and check the gravity, if it is the same bottle it up. I am sure it will taste great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johng12 Posted March 9, 2011 Share Posted March 9, 2011 My last brew using this recipe came out at 1010, that was after 14 days in the fermentor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PB2 Posted March 9, 2011 Share Posted March 9, 2011 Bottle, if you have stable readings over a couple of days. No value in adding extra yeast at this point. Assuming you made the brew up to 23 litres, both your OG and FG seem a tad high. What does your hydro read in tap water? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackBlack Posted March 9, 2011 Author Share Posted March 9, 2011 yeah well... another factor I didn't take into account is that I used different hydrometers. (My cat knocked over and broke the first one[pinched] ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LazyDave Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 Lol, cats eh? Mine decided to stick its' face in my priming funnel the other day just before bottle time - grrrr, may be easier just to sterilise the cat [lol] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weggl Posted March 12, 2011 Share Posted March 12, 2011 I broke my 4th last week and I don't have a cat, bloody glass hydrometers. Muddy's ok he scored a PLASTIC HYDROMETER,[devil]. I have not given up on my quest to have PLASTIC HYDROMETER supplied to all members of this forum. I will fight to the death,[bandit] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rossm Posted March 12, 2011 Share Posted March 12, 2011 ....struth Warren, I hope you bottle in PET, if you drop that many bloody hydrometers how would you go with glass bottles?...[pinched] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregT5 Posted March 12, 2011 Share Posted March 12, 2011 I hope it is worth it Warren, death has that feeling of finality.[crying] I am quite happy with my glass hydrometer.[cool] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muddy Waters Posted March 14, 2011 Share Posted March 14, 2011 I've said it before Warren but you need to get yourself some rubber flooring [biggrin] Not only do I now have a plastic hydrometer...sorry PLASTIC HYDROMETER [innocent] but I have 3 glass ones that I have accumulated. I've never broken one. As Ross mentioned, how do you go with your bottles? Or are you strictly a PET man for safety reasons? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadian Eh!L Posted March 14, 2011 Share Posted March 14, 2011 i've been using the same glass hydrometer for the passed 7 years![cool] having said that i will probably break it in the next week or so.[crying] i'll let you guys know the momment i do. weggl, don't take the damn thing out of the test cylinder![rightful] [rightful] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weggl Posted March 15, 2011 Share Posted March 15, 2011 Just re-surfaced my workshop "brewshop" floor and painted it, could not afford the rubber flooring and i stick to PET for very good reasons.I keep away from China shops. If i'm out with my wife and she goes into one of these fragile shops she makes me wait outside. I feel so un-wanted sometimes.[crying] How did we get from Mexican brew to rubber floors? It was Black Jack who did it![bandit] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackBlack Posted March 15, 2011 Author Share Posted March 15, 2011 Typical..I always, somehow manage to cop the blame![pinched] Hey at least you have a brew room. At the moment I'm stuck with a kitchen for prep and bedroom for fermenting.(building a house so cramped for room at the moment) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weggl Posted March 15, 2011 Share Posted March 15, 2011 Black Jack, You sure must have an understanding wife! In the beedroom? I supose if you drop one you don't have to blame the dog just blame the air lock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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