RGillette10
Well-Known Member
Hey everyone,
Recently brewed a Williams kit stout. I spiced it up a little bit with about a .25 lb each of black patent and roasted barley. Might have been .5 lb each. Can't remember. I transferred to a secondary and put it over French oak chips. It will be in there two weeks. I'll probably age another 2-3 weeks in keg. My question is about FG. The instructions recommended an FG of 1.021. Mine was just about that perhaps slightly higher. I always have a difficult time reading the hydrometer because of the foam. I would expect a higher FG because of the "mashed" really steeped dark grains at high temp target 157. What or who determines the FG ranges for styles? How much is just a matter of preference? Is there a good guide somewhere or a book? I was hoping for a big body. But I'm wondering if this stout might be on the sweet side. The sample from the primary on transfer was pretty delicious. Didn't have a lot of success searching the forum. Thanks.
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Recently brewed a Williams kit stout. I spiced it up a little bit with about a .25 lb each of black patent and roasted barley. Might have been .5 lb each. Can't remember. I transferred to a secondary and put it over French oak chips. It will be in there two weeks. I'll probably age another 2-3 weeks in keg. My question is about FG. The instructions recommended an FG of 1.021. Mine was just about that perhaps slightly higher. I always have a difficult time reading the hydrometer because of the foam. I would expect a higher FG because of the "mashed" really steeped dark grains at high temp target 157. What or who determines the FG ranges for styles? How much is just a matter of preference? Is there a good guide somewhere or a book? I was hoping for a big body. But I'm wondering if this stout might be on the sweet side. The sample from the primary on transfer was pretty delicious. Didn't have a lot of success searching the forum. Thanks.
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