etcetrah
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Just what seems like a random thing, but I bottled a Munich Dunkel last night that had a FG reading in the mid-upper 1.020s. Beersmith was predicting around 1.017. I took the gravity reading with my hydrometer in both the wine thief and my usual plastic sample tube. I had just bottled a Munich Helles an hour before and the gravity reading on it was as expected, so I trust the hydrometer. It was cold, having just come from the lagering fridge, but the temp conversion would have only resulted in lowering the reading by a point or so. So, of course, I freaked because I was all set to bottle this beer and it didn't seem to have finished out and now I was going to have to revive the yeast and let it ferment some more, etc.
But, it tasted great! It didn't taste under-attenuated at all. It was just like I expected it to taste, even as it warmed somewhat. So, I bottled it like I had planned.
So, I'm wondering what could have caused the high FG reading in a beer that did not taste underattenuated. I did use roughly 1-2% carapils, which may have made a difference. I also think I mashed in the 152-154F range, so not crazy high. Beer fermented in temperature controlled 50F for about 7 days then I allowed it to rise to 58F over the next several days and held it there for a couple of days. Overall, a total of about 2 weeks fermentation before lagering.
Anybody else had this happen to them? Any possible explanations?
But, it tasted great! It didn't taste under-attenuated at all. It was just like I expected it to taste, even as it warmed somewhat. So, I bottled it like I had planned.
So, I'm wondering what could have caused the high FG reading in a beer that did not taste underattenuated. I did use roughly 1-2% carapils, which may have made a difference. I also think I mashed in the 152-154F range, so not crazy high. Beer fermented in temperature controlled 50F for about 7 days then I allowed it to rise to 58F over the next several days and held it there for a couple of days. Overall, a total of about 2 weeks fermentation before lagering.
Anybody else had this happen to them? Any possible explanations?