Another stuck fermentation

[broadfordbrewer]

Hi,

Not been on here for a while ,.. but am hoping for some advice/reassurance;
Just read the thread on 'stuck fermentation' and have broken off from writing this to go and give it a gentle stir to rouse the yeast from the bottom of the FV.

I'm brewing the Tom Caxton Real Ale kit with spray malt (no sugar) and so far it has gone like this;
Day 1 SG=1039
Day 2 1024
Day 3 1016
Day 4 1014
Day 5 1014
Day 6 1014

The temperature has been constant at 21 degrees.
I'm wondering if the spray malt is the cause of my problem? as my previous kits have been either all sugar or a 50/50 split of sugar and spray malt... any comment from anyone on this?

Thanks in advance

 

[tubby_shaw]

It's finished fermenting :thumb:
Using the malt extract instead of sugar has left a higher finishing gravity :)
This is good, you will experience a better "mouthfeel" to the beer and a nice residual sweetness

 

[broadfordbrewer]

Thanks for quick response, it's much appreciated.
Ah, I see. So with a SG of 1040 then the calculator tells me 3.4%ABV, suppose can't grumble at that if it's gonna have other qualities. I'll bottle up tomorrow!
Thanks again :thumb:

 

[tubby_shaw]

Thanks for quick response, it's much appreciated.
Ah, I see. So with a SG of 1040 then the calculator tells me 3.4%ABV, suppose can't grumble at that if it's gonna have other qualities. I'll bottle up tomorrow!
Thanks again :thumb:

Nothing wrong with 3.4%, it means you can enjoy more of a better quality brew with less of the after effects :grin:

 

[broadfordbrewer]

Thanks for quick response, it's much appreciated.
Ah, I see. So with a SG of 1040 then the calculator tells me 3.4%ABV, suppose can't grumble at that if it's gonna have other qualities. I'll bottle up tomorrow!
Thanks again :thumb:

Nothing wrong with 3.4%, it means you can enjoy more of a better quality brew with less of the after effects :grin:

This is very true.. I had a fairly terrible nights sleep and 'crappy' day today after a session on Speckled Hen... ouch ... probably too much detail. :whistle:

 

[broadfordbrewer]

It's finished fermenting :thumb:
Using the malt extract instead of sugar has left a higher finishing gravity :)
This is good, you will experience a better "mouthfeel" to the beer and a nice residual sweetness

Bottled this 9 days ago and tried it last night ... it's pretty good, nice dark colour, but really clear already.. it does have a good mouthfeel and at this stage it is probably just a little too sweet.. however the hop enhancer (which I added the full sachet) gives it a really nice bitter finish. Poor head retention but this will probably improve after a few more weeks conditioning? I think this will be a success despite my early fears of a stuck fermentation.