Over the weekend I brewed "Maibock by Gary Glass" Morebeer recipe kit. Brew day went well and hit my intended OG (1.069). Pitched directly on top of Wyeast 2206 Bavarian Lager yeast from my last brew. Fermentation took off and got down to 1.020 where it has stalled out the last 2 days.
Note: Fermented under pressure at 65 degrees. Measuring current gravity with a Tilt hydrometer. I understand carbonation could skew the results. Going to check tonight with traditional hydrometer.
At first glance, 1.020 seems high. I've only had 1 Maibock from a local brewery and it was fantastic. Seemed to be on the dryer side like a typical lager. Wyeast 2206 is listed to attenuate 77%. Mine is only at 70%. However, the recipe states OG should be 1.067-1.073 and ABV should be 6.7%. According to Beersmith, that would mean the FG would be around 1.019. So I'm pretty much bang on. But this seems high to me..
Again, never had a commercial example of a Maibock. Maybe this is expected FG. I certainly don't want to drink an 8% malt liquor style lager so 6.5% is good enough for me. Just seems high at 1.020
10 lbs Pilsner
5 lbs Vienna Malt
1 lb Carapils
1 lb Crystal 15L
Note: Fermented under pressure at 65 degrees. Measuring current gravity with a Tilt hydrometer. I understand carbonation could skew the results. Going to check tonight with traditional hydrometer.
At first glance, 1.020 seems high. I've only had 1 Maibock from a local brewery and it was fantastic. Seemed to be on the dryer side like a typical lager. Wyeast 2206 is listed to attenuate 77%. Mine is only at 70%. However, the recipe states OG should be 1.067-1.073 and ABV should be 6.7%. According to Beersmith, that would mean the FG would be around 1.019. So I'm pretty much bang on. But this seems high to me..
Again, never had a commercial example of a Maibock. Maybe this is expected FG. I certainly don't want to drink an 8% malt liquor style lager so 6.5% is good enough for me. Just seems high at 1.020
10 lbs Pilsner
5 lbs Vienna Malt
1 lb Carapils
1 lb Crystal 15L