Stuck fermentation?

[Remf]

Hi all, how is the best way to find out if you have a stuck fermentation. The reason I ask is that my current brew in my FV2 (Brewmaker old English ale) bubbled away for 3 days and then stopped, I have checked with a hydrometer and it is currently at 1.012.

Regards :

Alan

 

[Kinleycat]

Hi all, how is the best way to find out if you have a stuck fermentation. The reason I ask is that my current brew in my FV2 (Brewmaker old English ale) bubbled away for 3 days and then stopped, I have checked with a hydrometer and it is currently at 1.012.

Regards :

Alan

Firstly how long has it been in the FV Alan?
If its less than a fortnight leave it.
I usually leave mine for at least 10-12 before checking the gravity, and then check for a further three days of consistent readings.
1012 is a little high but certainly not un-keg-gable/bottle-able.

 

[Remf]

[/quote]
Firstly how long has it been in the FV Alan?
If its less than a fortnight leave it.
I usually leave mine for at least 10-12 before checking the gravity, and then check for a further three days of consistent readings.
1012 is a little high but certainly not un-keg-gable/bottle-able.[/quote]

Hi, It has only been in for 4 days. But as I am new to this I just thought that it stopped too quick as my first brew bubbled away for a lot longer.

Regards :

Alan

 

[Sandimas]

1012 doesn't sound too bad to me, I've rarely had many ales finish lower. Leave it a few days and take another reading, if it's the same bottle/keg it. 3 days does sound a bit quick, I also tend to leave mine a min of 14 days before moving.

I've just done a Brewmaker kit and mine got proper stuck (1020), after a stir and a wait it went down to 1014 but no lower so I just kegged it.

We discussed stuck brews on here a little while ago, my theory is that a lot of kits use rubbish yeast. Unless it's a Coopers, I'm not going to use kit yeast again, going to get some separate sachets of good ale yeast, as I think that's the weak point with kits:
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[Remf]

Thanks for the replies, I will leave it a week and then retest.

Regards :

Alan

 

[rpt]

1.012 sounds pretty good to me. Just make sure it has been stable for 3 days or more and then bottle it.