Hi everyone,
I have a SWEET (not sweat, I can't fix the typo in the title) stout (with sassafras and 1 lb of lactose) in the fermentor. Its OG was 1068 I used Irish Ale yeast (1084) I brewed it a month ago almost to the day. I pitched at 62 and kept it around there (62-63) for 3 days then i tried to raise it but I couldn't get it go higher than 64.
After 4 days airlock activity stopped (I know it doesn't mean anything) and I took a gravity reading. It was 1.033, which concerned me. But I thought it must still be fermenting so I left it alone. Last week (3 weeks in primary) I took another reading and it was still 1.033. So then I remember/was reminded that the 1lb of lactose will raise the FG. But I still thought I must have a stuck fermentation because the FG was so high. So I gave it a swirl and raised the temp to low 70s. A couple a days later I checked the gravity and it was still 1.033. So I added 1 packet of us-05 last sunday (six days ago). Now the FG is around 1.032 (its foamy and I'm having trouble getting a good reading).
So is it stuck, or is it just the lactose? I'm thinking i'm just going to go ahead and bottle it and see what happens. I'm a little concerned about bottle bombs though. It does taste great if that matters.
I have a SWEET (not sweat, I can't fix the typo in the title) stout (with sassafras and 1 lb of lactose) in the fermentor. Its OG was 1068 I used Irish Ale yeast (1084) I brewed it a month ago almost to the day. I pitched at 62 and kept it around there (62-63) for 3 days then i tried to raise it but I couldn't get it go higher than 64.
After 4 days airlock activity stopped (I know it doesn't mean anything) and I took a gravity reading. It was 1.033, which concerned me. But I thought it must still be fermenting so I left it alone. Last week (3 weeks in primary) I took another reading and it was still 1.033. So then I remember/was reminded that the 1lb of lactose will raise the FG. But I still thought I must have a stuck fermentation because the FG was so high. So I gave it a swirl and raised the temp to low 70s. A couple a days later I checked the gravity and it was still 1.033. So I added 1 packet of us-05 last sunday (six days ago). Now the FG is around 1.032 (its foamy and I'm having trouble getting a good reading).
So is it stuck, or is it just the lactose? I'm thinking i'm just going to go ahead and bottle it and see what happens. I'm a little concerned about bottle bombs though. It does taste great if that matters.