My stout stopped fermenting when I reracked it into my conditioning vessel. OG 1.063, reracked at 1.023. Hasn't bubbled since, though there is a wee bit of yeast at the bottom of the carboy.
I plan to rerack again into another vessel with a little more yeast in it, but should I bottle immediately, or is the current gravity too high for glass bottles?
Stout stopped fermenting
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Stout stopped fermenting
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Re: Stout stopped fermenting
You'll have to divulge the recipe and the yeast, but my first thought is that's not too far off the fg I would expect for a stout. I certainly wouldn't be thinking about adding mote yeast.
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Re: Stout stopped fermenting
Recipe:
.5kg crushed chocolate malt
.25kg crushed black
.5kg instant oatmeal
Steeped 30min @ 68c
3kg light spray malt
1kg med. SM
.5kg extra dark SM
2oz northern brewer 0h
3/4oz NB 0.20h
3/4oz NB 0.40h
1 1/2oz cascade 1.00h
Boil 1.15h, 15l
added to 10l in fermentor
S04 yeast OG 1.063, reracked at 1.023 with 1oz cascade
Used S04 for the first time, went like Billy-O and covered the magnolia-coloured wall with the dark stuff when the bubbler clogged.
.5kg crushed chocolate malt
.25kg crushed black
.5kg instant oatmeal
Steeped 30min @ 68c
3kg light spray malt
1kg med. SM
.5kg extra dark SM
2oz northern brewer 0h
3/4oz NB 0.20h
3/4oz NB 0.40h
1 1/2oz cascade 1.00h
Boil 1.15h, 15l
added to 10l in fermentor
S04 yeast OG 1.063, reracked at 1.023 with 1oz cascade
Used S04 for the first time, went like Billy-O and covered the magnolia-coloured wall with the dark stuff when the bubbler clogged.
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Re: Stout stopped fermenting
Beer Engine predicts an og of 1.072 and fg of 1.020 so you're pretty much spot on. I'd be thinking about getting it packaged :)
SO-4 is usually finished in 3 days, I can brew one weekend and package the next with it.
SO-4 is usually finished in 3 days, I can brew one weekend and package the next with it.
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Re: Stout stopped fermenting
Sweet, thanks Roger (I think!).
Best start drinking, I'm still ten bottles short having raided the bars.
Best start drinking, I'm still ten bottles short having raided the bars.
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Re: Stout stopped fermenting
Our recycling bin is full of bottles clear Marstons Pale Ale,few Hobgoblin,few Marstons old Roger (dark glass) any of these any good to you ? I'm over at Filton
Re: Stout stopped fermenting
That looks about right to me. With that much DME you will have bumped the FG a bit.
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Re: Stout stopped fermenting
Thank you for your advice and offer of bottles, but with some effort I managed to drain six Beer Factory Ultimate Stouts last night. Something similar this evening and I can bottle on Monday afternoon.
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Re: Stout stopped fermenting
Mike Palmer wrote:Thank you for your advice and offer of bottles, but with some effort I managed to drain six Beer Factory Ultimate Stouts last night. Something similar this evening and I can bottle on Monday afternoon.
I can imagine that was a considerable ordeal for you..........
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Re: Stout stopped fermenting
My stout finished at 1.028 for 7%ABV, I was glad to get it down to that after two weeks