[email]grundlethrop@gmail.com[/email] wrote:
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> Just covering my bases in case any of you saw this over at the
> rec.crafts.brewing group -- don't skin me.
>
> Hello folks, I couldn't find an answer after searching for a while so I
> thought I'd just post directly to the group. Hopefully one of you pros
> can help.
>
>
> I just racked my first batch of beer after six days in the primary
> fermenter (the airlock had slowed down to about a bubble every 30 secs
> or so) and was still coming up with a specific gravity of 1.024 at 73
> degrees. Now, I know this is way too high to prime and bottle (which
> was my original plan) but I'm concerned that the brew won't be safe to
> bottle in the next 2-3 days. The only reason I say this is because the
> original specific gravity and temp at the time I pitched my yeast
> (White Labs English ale) was 1.122 and 72 degrees. I know that's
> wickedly high but I used 6.5 lbs of malt (half syrup and half DME --
> it's what I had on hand).
>
>
> Any thoughts on what's going on here and why the specific gravity
> readings are so high? Do you think there's a chance that I will have
> to add more yeast to jump start the fermentation again?[/color]

1) your temperature is probably high for what your meter is calibrated to
which will drive up your specific gravity
2) your ale yeast WLP002 has an attenuation of 62-70, which means that it's
going to naturally leave a higher SGf, leaving about 30% of your sugars
unfermented.
3) Lastly, your going to get a higher attenuation if you brew above 63-68 F
if indeed your going with WLP002.
-Cowboy
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