MichaelH25 Posted April 5, 2011 Share Posted April 5, 2011 So my hydrometer appears to be off as it reads 1004 when I test it in water. However, even considering that, after 9 days in the Coopers kit it has gone from 1044 to 1020 and has been at 1020 for 2 days now. Is it done or did I jack it up? Should I bottle or let it sit. It's been at 22C throughout and is the Stout kit with 1kg BE2 and 500mg of LDME. Seems like that would only yield about 4%ABV which seems wrong. I don't want a sweet stout. :) Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matty A Posted April 5, 2011 Share Posted April 5, 2011 maybe give the fermenter a little swirl to get the yeast into suspension again. Just remember when doing that, try not to get too much oxygen into the brew so try not to splash it around. The same thing happened when I done my first stout but this fixed it. If it doesnt you could always pitch new yeast because I don't think its finished yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 5, 2011 Share Posted April 5, 2011 If your hydrometer is a coopers one then you need to ensure the water is at ~20C for a correct reading of 1000. Nevertheless, regardless to say that if it is out it won't matter between your readings as you are still looking for the same reading over 2-3 days for FG. My hydrometer is out by .002 and I just make the necessary calculations to accommodate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matty A Posted April 5, 2011 Share Posted April 5, 2011 If your hydrometer is a coopers one then you need to ensure the water is at ~20C for a correct reading of 1000. It also depends on the water quality as well. If the water has lots of chlorine etc in it it can make the gravity reading appear higher as it is denser. Main thing is if it is .002 out and you use that water you will expect it to be .002 out after fermentation has finished Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadian Eh!L Posted April 5, 2011 Share Posted April 5, 2011 Be patient, Grasshopper! wait for another couple of days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muddy Waters Posted April 5, 2011 Share Posted April 5, 2011 Grasshoppers are a great beer snack [love] ...but I digress [biggrin] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadian Eh!L Posted April 5, 2011 Share Posted April 5, 2011 micheal, if your hydrometer is reading .004 off the mark and if i am right with the correction it reads 1.016 it is not far off the 1.012-14 that it should be. maybe a little more time will get it to that mark. maybe not![annoyed] muddy, there is 750g of LDM in the recipe + the kit. is that what is hanging the FG high? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matty A Posted April 5, 2011 Share Posted April 5, 2011 This is when Paul will chime in and set us all straight. [lol] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PB2 Posted April 5, 2011 Share Posted April 5, 2011 Michael, assuming you made it up to 23 litres, 1016 (corrected) sounds a bit high for FG but not too far off. No big deal if you plan to bottle into PETs [wink] Have a smell and a taste - it shouldn't taste "sweet" - and bottle it off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 5, 2011 Share Posted April 5, 2011 ..... and right on que [cool] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichaelH25 Posted April 6, 2011 Author Share Posted April 6, 2011 You all are awesome. Thank you! I gave it a swish and warmed it up to 24c for the last 24 hours, but it is still 1020 (corrected...1024 reading)...no change. I don't want it to go bad in the fermenter, so I think I am on the re-pitch or bottle (using PETs with the drops). I'm just not real excited about a beer with a 3.7% ABV. :) I can get that anytime. By pitch some more yeast, do you just mean put another packet in? (Sorry for being such a rook) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matty A Posted April 6, 2011 Share Posted April 6, 2011 Yep by pitch its just put in another packet. Although being so close I might even bottle it now. It isnt corrected to 1024 but 1016 as you need to -004 from the total to get it correct. That is fairly close to FG and it won't drop much more. BTW its going to be closer to 4% before you add the carb drops Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PB2 Posted April 6, 2011 Share Posted April 6, 2011 What is the smell and taste like? Drink for taste rather than the effect [wink] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 6, 2011 Share Posted April 6, 2011 Michael' date=' assuming you made it up to 23 litres, 1016 (corrected) sounds a bit high for FG but not too far off. No big deal if you plan to bottle into PETs [wink'] Have a smell and a taste - it shouldn't taste "sweet" - and bottle it off. Take Paul's advice imo and just bottle it into PETs. He know's what he is talking about. Then start another brew and you'll have it done by the time you'd fart around pitching more yeast and waiting for this one. [ninja] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichaelH25 Posted April 6, 2011 Author Share Posted April 6, 2011 Cool guys. I'll bottle tonight. It tastes bitter but still like beer (I think) :). It is a ready of 1024, corrected to 1020 as the water at 22C is 1004...I think again. It isn't sweet but certainly not yummy yet. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichaelH25 Posted April 6, 2011 Author Share Posted April 6, 2011 Thanks again everyone. The Stout is in bottles and boxes. If it's good, I'll have to figure out how to ship to you all in AU and CAN. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadian Eh!L Posted April 6, 2011 Share Posted April 6, 2011 michael, where are you from? instead of you mailing out all those stouts maybe we will all just stop by for a tasting![bandit] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichaelH25 Posted April 6, 2011 Author Share Posted April 6, 2011 I'm just south of Denver, Colorado, so if you can make the trip, I'll have the beer. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PB2 Posted April 6, 2011 Share Posted April 6, 2011 Michael, you can click on your name at the top left of the screen and you will find a spot to fill in your location details [biggrin] Check a bottle at the 2 week mark, chill it and drink it. Then decide whether the bottles are carrying too much pressure. To release pressure, simply unscrew the top slightly until the gas releases then nip them back up - they may require pressure release more than once to finally normalise the amount of fizz to your preference. [cool] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weggl Posted April 6, 2011 Share Posted April 6, 2011 Muddy, Do you like the chocolate coated ones, or plain, I don\u2019t think the chocolate ones would go with beer! And stop digressing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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