ArveL Posted December 27, 2011 Share Posted December 27, 2011 Hello and marry christmas to all of you! I started a new batch of beer yesterday, a Scottish Export. 1 can of Geordie Scottish Export 1,5 kg 1 can of Coopers amber malt extract 1,5 kg 1 box og Coopers brew enhancer 2 addea water to 22,5 ltr. Rehydrated 22 g of Nottingham yeast. Got an OG at: 1072 Fermenting at 20 - 22\xb0C Today the gravity was at : 1044 What is the most likely FG? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 27, 2011 Share Posted December 27, 2011 well i wouldnt worry too much for at least another week as long as maintaining those good steady temps. Being a high gravity brew always leave it longer anyway. but 2 days of constant gravity readings means its finished fermenting. A guess would be around 1016 to 1020 making it around 7% but just a guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
***** Posted December 27, 2011 Share Posted December 27, 2011 FG of around 1016 sounds good, although the OG of 1072 seems a bit high. Wouldn't expect much more than 1060 based on your ingredients, about 6% ABV. Did you discard your first sample from the FV, about half a Hydro tube, before drawing a sample to test? Compliments of the season Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 27, 2011 Share Posted December 27, 2011 good point eddie [biggrin] like i said a guess i never use brew enhancer 1 so not sure how it contributes to gravity the 400 grams of maltodextrin seems like a waste to me id rather go with malt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 27, 2011 Share Posted December 27, 2011 sorry it was brew enhancer 2 yeah i like that well i suppose ull have to wait and see how it turns out but yeah good sighn when another person agrees on a rough final gravity interested to find out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArveL Posted December 27, 2011 Author Share Posted December 27, 2011 Did you discard your first sample from the FV, about half a Hydro tube, before drawing a sample to test? Compliments of the season NO! Is that very important? I got the FV temp. at exactly 20\xb0C so I was very exited and just filled one tube up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Brew Master Posted December 27, 2011 Share Posted December 27, 2011 Hi Arve, I drink the first drawing when taking a gravity reading, this does 2 things, first it gets rid of any sediment that may be in the tap, (which will give you a false reading) & secondly you get an idea of the taste of your brew. Cheers, Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 28, 2011 Share Posted December 28, 2011 The OG would have been around 1059. You probably had some sugars still undissolved. OR.... you may not have discarded a sample prior to taking the reading. Your FG should be about 1013 with ABV at 6.2% which is 6.7% in the bottle. Just remember to run a little off before taking a reading and you should taste it to get an idea of how it is going. This will also enable you to pick up any possible infection that maybe occurring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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