ChrisVZ
Well-Known Member
Over the past year, I have attempted to make 3 beers with an OG over 1.080. Every time, my yeast seems to give up any where from 1.030 to 1.025. I am aerating well(pouring between buckets 8-10x), maintaining my tempratures, and using starters with no luck. My normal beers all turn out great, rarely finishing above 1.015. The mead that I made several months back started at 1.098 and finished at 0.997 with no issues. The only difference I can think of is that I degassed the mead frequently during primary by swirling the bucket. Is this something I should be doing with the beer, or is there something else I should be looking at?