wildtower
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To get the hang of all grain brewing I divided a 20L all grain kit into 4 5L batches. I've been getting my OGs fairly near the mark, but my FGs have been going lower than I want for my wheat beer. I've been giving them 7 days in the primary fermenter, at 21'C/69F fermentation has been very fast to start. Is it because I've been using a half pack of yeast for just 1 gallon? Do I need to shorten the fermentation time? Also I'm bottling rather than kegging. After priming the beers have tasted ok, not too dry. But we prefer a sweeter wheat beer so I'd rather not let it get too dry.
Wheat beer Batch 2
OG 1.048 FG 1.006 - 6 days
Wheat beer Batch 3
OG 1.044 FG 1.002 - 7 days
Wheat beer Batches 4
OG 1.050 FG 1.002 - 7 days
I'm done with the small batches and brewed my first 20L batch yesterday, US 05 dry ale yeast and OG was 1.048 and I haven't seen any activity yet this morning so maybe it will ferment slower?
If you guys can guess what happened to my micro batches and maybe some suggestions on what to watch for in my first big batch, that would be really helpful.
Wheat beer Batch 2
OG 1.048 FG 1.006 - 6 days
Wheat beer Batch 3
OG 1.044 FG 1.002 - 7 days
Wheat beer Batches 4
OG 1.050 FG 1.002 - 7 days
I'm done with the small batches and brewed my first 20L batch yesterday, US 05 dry ale yeast and OG was 1.048 and I haven't seen any activity yet this morning so maybe it will ferment slower?
If you guys can guess what happened to my micro batches and maybe some suggestions on what to watch for in my first big batch, that would be really helpful.