brewers best european bock

[Bbell83]

My final gravity ended up at a 1.03 and not knowing any better I went ahead and bottled. After 4 weeks in bottles it carbed nice but is very sweet. Is it still OK to drink or should it be poured out. The OG was about 1.07

 

[BlackGoat]

sounds very sweet and possibly like it was not done, how long did you ferment for? There is no reason not to drink it. What exactly are you worried about?

 

[Bbell83]

2 weeks in primary. 3.5 weeks in secondary

 

[Bbell83]

Only second batch. Will get it figured out. I'm drinking it. Just wasn't sure about it

 

[BlackGoat]

yeah, nothing that will make you sick or anything if that's your concern. Good luck on the next batch

 

[Bbell83]

Guess a little concerned. Now to drinking it. Thanks a lot bud. Could I have pitched more yeast to make it drop lower?

 

[Bbell83]

Both brews have been brewers best kits. 1st was a cream ale and then the European bock. Thought about a porter next but not sure. Any suggestions?

 

[BigFloyd]

Was the 1.030 FG a one-time reading or did it truly finish there? Did you take the reading with a hydrometer or a refractometer?

The fact that your bottles are "nicely carbed" means that it could possibly have been done, even though a 1.030 is awfully high. What yeast did you use and what was your ferment temp?

The few kit bocks I've tasted seemed to all be a little bit on the sweet side. If it's drinkable, drink it. Invited some friends who prefer sweet beers to share it with you.

 

[Bbell83]

Used yeast that came with kit. Checked it 2 days after initial check just to make sure. Ferment temps were around the 68-70 F region. Using a hydrometer that came with my brewers best brewers kit

 

[Bbell83]

Sweet but not to bad. Learning and drinking. It'll be good

 

[cdog127]

Pretty sure the Brewers Best kit comes with Lager yeast....that may be your problem. I only bring it up because I have the kit and I was looking at it the other day and noticed it.