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  1. J

    Not reaching final gravity

    I've done a few brews now and been successful with them - this is looking like it will be the first one I've messed up. I had a sample when I bottled it and it didn't taste too bad, so am hoping it will be drinkable at least. Do you think I'm at risk of having bottle bombs? Or are the...
  2. J

    Not reaching final gravity

    Time ran away from me on this one, so only just had chance to catch up. I went over my notes and think the initial mash temperature was something like 73C. I knew this was high, so left the mash tun open, and stirred until it fell to 68C or so and then left it for a while. I wasn't using as...
  3. J

    Not reaching final gravity

    Thanks guys. My notes are at home with the exact numbers, but I got around 1.038 as OG and it looks to have bottomed out at 1.020. I'm using Wyeast Whitbread Ale - 1099. Plugging my recipe into brewersfriend, the expected FG was 1.010...
  4. J

    Not reaching final gravity

    I have a homebrew that's been in the FV for nearly three weeks, but it has not dropped to the FG I was expecting... I've not had this problem before, so am a bit worried about what would happen if I bottle this at a higher gravity than I was expecting. Am I likely to get exploding bottles...
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