The Curse Is Over!!!!

[puravida]

So my past 4-5 brews have all stuck at 1020. Still taste good but they're only 2.5% or so.

I've tried EVERYTHING to fix it - aeration, different yeast, different fermenting temps etc etc. I've been brewing for a year or so now and all my previous brews have been absolutely fine. Just this mast couple of months it's just gone off the rails

FINALLY broken the curse with some good advice both from this forum and from a mate who's friend owns a small brewery.
It was the mash temp all along!! I'd been getting my F & C muddled a bit and been mashing at 164F rather than 64C. o getting plenty of sugar out of the grain for thr OG reading but not enough of it being fermentible.

Boom - new brew done at a lower mash temp and after 3 days I'm down to 1010 already!!! Absolutely delighted!

So stoked.

I know this looks cloudy in the picture - I brew in the bag and never worry too much about trub etc. It always clears by the time I drink it.

 

[Baz Chaz]

Result, problem sorted re the mash temp and about a 10% reduction in your fuel bill :thumb: :lol:

 

[orlando]

Never worried about cloudy wort, I always fine with Kwiklear and always get crystal clear beer that never throws a chill haze. As long as you mash properly and boil well the rest takes care of itself. As you will see.