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Final gravity
Since this pale ale is still going, is it possible for me to hit it with a little sugar and or yeast to maybe get the final gravity down to where the first batch was at, around 1.008 it's at 1.012 now. I'll never use the can yeast again!!!!! I do not like it at all!!
If I were you I wouldn't mess with it. What will be your difference in abv for those .04 points and is it worth ruining your whole batch over?
rich camp wrote:
Since this pale ale is still going, is it possible for me to hit it with a little sugar and or yeast to maybe get the final gravity down to where the first batch was at, around 1.008 it's at 1.012 now. I'll never use the can yeast again!!!!! I do not like it at all!!
What do you mean by, "still going"? Is it still fermenting? kind of hard to make any recommendations, other than general, without knowing anything about the beer.
Depending on the OG, 4 pts. may or may not make a noticeable difference. If you're going by a recipe that says to ferment for a week and then bottle, it's BS. Leave it in the fermenter for at least 2, and preferably 3 to 4 weeks.
Bob
if the reading has stayed the same for 3 days, it's done. I would not worry about 4 points, if it where 10 points, I'd be a little worried, especially if it was an extract.
The yeast on top of the can is fine, made to last a long time, but in time your going to want to expiriment with other yeasts, as the yeast on top of the can is basically a generic yeast for that type of beer.
If the beer is still going bring the gravity up with sugar isn't going to help it get any lower. If the beer is still fermenting, then let it ferment and it will likely get down to where you are looking for it to go.
Regardless, like bruguru said, 4 points isn't going be a noticable difference in taste.
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