ash Posted July 19, 2012 Share Posted July 19, 2012 Hey Paul just bottled Czech Pils came in at 6.2%a.b.v does that sound right,OG = 1042,FG = 1000 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matty A Posted July 19, 2012 Share Posted July 19, 2012 Wow that finished a really low FG. I haven't made that so can't say anything productive but I wouldn't have thought it would be that low. I would have thought it would have finished around the 1012, but I don't know much about the coopers lager yeast as I brew ales. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ash Posted July 19, 2012 Author Share Posted July 19, 2012 Wow that finished a really low FG. I haven't made that so can't say anything productive but I wouldn't have thought it would be that low. I would have thought it would have finished around the 1012, but I don't know much about the coopers lager yeast as I brew ales. It is actually one of the lowest FG i have gotten Matty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kike Gimenez Posted July 19, 2012 Share Posted July 19, 2012 Wow! that is indeed a low FG. Do you mind posting your recipe ? I've meaning to brew a Pilsner for quite q while now. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ash Posted July 19, 2012 Author Share Posted July 19, 2012 Wow! that is indeed a low FG. Do you mind posting your recipe ? I've meaning to brew a Pilsner for quite q while now. Thanks Hi Kike it's in the How to Brew section under Featured Recipes,looking at the recipe again the ABV should be 5.2% Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 20, 2012 Share Posted July 20, 2012 Ash, I really think you have something else happening there. The FG shouldn't be that low. At one time I was constantly getting 1.000 and lower and this turned out an issue with my cleaning chemicals etc. I changed this and all is good now. My biggest change was discontinue the use of Sodium Metabisulphite and introducing Starsan and Sodium Percarbonate. The best thing I could have done for my brewery and a lot cheaper too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 20, 2012 Share Posted July 20, 2012 Something is wrong for sure... what you have made (if readings are correct) is Hop flavoured water.. Remember water is 1.000 Wild yeast often can ferment down to that level so perhaps you have some sort of infection? Brewers Yeast have been selected to finish and leave some sugars behind. Beer is always about the balance of malt flavor/ residual sweetness and Hop flavor. Did you use any dry enzyme? Yob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Posted July 20, 2012 Share Posted July 20, 2012 Something is wrong for sure... what you have made (if readings are correct) is Hop flavoured water.. Remember water is 1.000 I'm not sure if this is 100% correct. Doesn't alcohol have a lower SG than water? So if it contains alcohol then the rest of the liquid must have an SG higher than 1.000 to balnce it out. Or perhaps my reasoning is flawed [unsure] But I understand where you are coming from. If the reading is 1.000 it would be a very thin beer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 20, 2012 Share Posted July 20, 2012 I'm getting side tracked but, the specific gravity of ethyl alcohol is 0.789. This is used in the calculation where you can work out how many standard drinks are in a container. ie. Volume of container in litres x ABV% x .789 = No. of standard drinks eg. if having a 10oz glass (285ml) of 4.6% beer then the following is the equation: .285 x 4.6 x .789 = 1.03 standard drinks Sorry back on track now...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrewingBenny Posted July 20, 2012 Share Posted July 20, 2012 I used a dry enzyme in the beer i'm brewing now, it definately appears thin but the start SG was 1042 and 6 days brewing its down to 1010. Would a dry enzyme even make an SG as low as 1000, I wouldn't have thought so but being an amateur my research could be flawed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ash Posted July 20, 2012 Author Share Posted July 20, 2012 Something is wrong for sure... what you have made (if readings are correct) is Hop flavoured water.. Will have a taste in a couple of weeks & keep you informed.Could be i just need my eyes checked,heres hoping. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ash Posted July 20, 2012 Author Share Posted July 20, 2012 Have decided to put down another Pills to see what readings i come up with this time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 20, 2012 Share Posted July 20, 2012 Something is wrong for sure... what you have made (if readings are correct) is Hop flavoured water.. Remember water is 1.000 I'm not sure if this is 100% correct. Doesn't alcohol have a lower SG than water? So if it contains alcohol then the rest of the liquid must have an SG higher than 1.000 to balnce it out. Or perhaps my reasoning is flawed [unsure] But I understand where you are coming from. If the reading is 1.000 it would be a very thin beer. The Hydrometer is not measuring the Alcohol, it's measuring the residual sugar so a reading of 1.000 is reading no sugar right? I get what you are saying but as I understand it, and if the hydrometer is accurate there is very little sugars left hence my statement about hop flavored water. either way, It's going to be thin Yob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ash Posted July 20, 2012 Author Share Posted July 20, 2012 I have a hydrometer , which is 6 gravity points out, maybe you have one of the dodgy one yourself . You may have started higher than 1.042 if it was out of whack Thanks Paul i should test mine what has the temp of water got to be for a test Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 20, 2012 Share Posted July 20, 2012 test @ 20C and it should read 1.000. Your abv% will be the same but your OG and FG will be different. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ash Posted July 20, 2012 Author Share Posted July 20, 2012 Cheers Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GlenH11 Posted July 20, 2012 Share Posted July 20, 2012 My Czech Pills had OG 1046 FG 1006 after two weeks in FV I had a clumping issue so the OG is not reliable Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coxy Posted July 21, 2012 Share Posted July 21, 2012 My Czech Pills had OG 1046 FG 1006 after two weeks in FV I had a clumping issue so the OG is not reliable My OG was 1044 and FG is 1008, so I think your figures are pretty close. I too had a minor clumping issue. It reached FG about 4 days ago, so bottling tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamH1525226084 Posted July 23, 2012 Share Posted July 23, 2012 Anyone tried one yet? Or too early? I was in Prague 2 weeks ago and sampled some of their fine lagers. Holy crap are they good. Going to make myself some some soon I think. The best one I tried was Budweiser - the original Budweiser,from the town of the same name. It was so crisp and refreshing! Drank it straight from the bottle [love] [love] [love] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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