Cooler fermentation temps give better beer, but will take longer. 23-24C is certainly hot.IPA, OG/FG - 1.050/1.010 with dry hopping. Yeast M44 US WEST COAST YEAST. Usually, after 10 days, I got 1.010, but with time I have 20-21C temperature for fermentation when usually I got 23-24C. I'm just curious if a few days of fermentation will help to get 2-3 gravity point, or I'm done with fermentation and time for bottling.
Maybe this is stupid and you did this already, but considering this is the beginners forum I will ask. Did you calibrate your hydrometer? I have been brewing for about 6.5 years now. I have had my same hydrometer that entire time. As you may guess, since I still have it, I take very good care of it. A few months ago I was having higher FGs than normal and thought it had to do with the new system I had. Well, I decided to look at my hydrometer and test it for accuracy using distilled water, then a sugar solution to give me 1.050, since that is a good middle ground for most of my beers. Sure enough, it's just shy of .004 high on both ends. No idea how this happened, but the paper sleeve must have slipped at some point, since I had checked it for accuracy when I first got it.
As others have said, more time won't hurt, but make sure your hydrometer is reading correctly before you start changing anything in the process.
.. a sugar solution to give me 1.050, since that is a good middle ground for most of my beers. ...
Sucrose (cane sugar) contributes 46 points per pound in a gallon of water. A little math and you'll have your answer.The calibration temperature for your hydrometer should be included in the documentation that came packaged with it. Most I have seen are either 60 or 68 degrees F.
Pardon my ignorance but how exactly you mix for that? I read this calibration suggestion all around but no one mentions the details. How can I make a 1.070, 1.050, 1.030, 1.020 solution? What temp must the solution be? Will that solution work with a refractometer too? Thanks.
Sorry for the late response, I didn't get a chance to check in until now. Brew Your Own has a good page on calibrating hydrometer, just do a google for "Hydrometer Calibration" and look for the link (should be the first one). They give you formulas and actually a specific solution for 1.048. I forget the rules here exactly. So I don't want to post a link.
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