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Offline Maddog78

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Stuck fermentation
« on: October 14, 2015, 10:33:47 am »
I'm brewing a Brewers best Oatmeal Stout extract kit,( first brew), pitched yeast @ 75°F and is fermenting @ 60-65°, I'm using a single fermentation(bucket), O.G. 1.062. Bubbles stopped after the first 36 hours of fermentation, took a reading after 8 days - 1.030. Took another reading 3 days later 1.030 maybe 1.029. The instructions say it should finish at 1.020 - 1.016. I will read it again in a few days. Should I just wait it out? is it gonna ferment any further? Any advice would be helpful

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Re: Stuck fermentation
« Reply #1 on: October 14, 2015, 11:26:47 am »
I'd wait a little longer, but I bet it's done despite what the instructions say.  An extract stout could have a lot of unfermentables in it.  Can you post your recipe?
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Re: Stuck fermentation
« Reply #2 on: October 14, 2015, 12:06:32 pm »
I cant say whether your stuck or finished but I will say that I've done that same kit before and mine finished at 1.018...
Anyone got a lighter??

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Re: Stuck fermentation
« Reply #3 on: October 14, 2015, 01:38:15 pm »
Parroting what I've read and been told here: warm it up closer to 70 and rouse the yeast to see if they do s9me more work once back into suspension
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Offline Maddog78

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Re: Stuck fermentation
« Reply #4 on: October 17, 2015, 06:08:00 am »
Thanks for the advice, it was in my basement on a table @ 61.5°F, I did move it upstairs and now the ambient is 68-70°F so we will see
Is there a way to tell if you've converted your unfermentables to good sugars?
http://www.brewersbestkits.com/pdf/1042%202013%20Oatmeal%20Stout%20Recipe.pdf
« Last Edit: October 17, 2015, 06:11:44 am by Maddog78 »