Wilko stout looks like Bisto

[Tetsuo1981]

Hi all

2 weeks into my brew I've taken a gravity sample which was around the 1.022 / 24 mark from 1.072 / 76ish mark. Need to take another sample to see if it's holding steady. Having never done a stout before I was a bit concerned with how it's looking after 2 weeks. Very cloudy and gravy looking. Any thoughts?

Cheers

 

[jackthehat]

As your OG was in the 70s, this clearly isn't a standard Wilko stout!

You may get more useful replies if you let us know how you've made this up and what yeast you're using.

 

[HarryFlatters]

Did you use any unfermentable sugars in the beer, like lactose? Might explain the high FG?

 

[Tetsuo1981]

As your OG was in the 70s, this clearly isn't a standard Wilko stout!

You may get more useful replies if you let us know how you've made this up and what yeast you're using.

Did you use any unfermentable sugars in the beer, like lactose? Might explain the high

Yeah, that would help wouldn't it... Doh! :tinhat:

18/08/19
Wilko dark velvet stout
500g EDME
1kg BKE
250g Maltodextrin
125g dark brown sugar
125g golden syrup
4 shots very strong filter coffee

Brewed short to 20 litres

Pitch kit yeast at / fermented at 20°C

OG: 1.072/1.074 /1.076 (probably temp flux)

1ST FG: 1.022 / 1.024 (30/08/19)

Added the maltodextrin for body and head retentionandthe brown sugar, syrup and coffee for flavour and to bump the abv, sitting at somewhere between 6.3and 7% abv

 

[terrym]

I punched your 20 litre recipe into this
https://www.brewersfriend.com/homebrew/recipe/calculator
It is usually very accurate for malt extract and basic sugars, since there is no grain mashing efficiency to take into account
Anyway it came up with an OG of 1.057 and a likely FG of 1.015, and likely ABV of about 5.6%
I assumed 'EDME' is DME. If it is LME your SGs will be lower.
I also assumed 'BKE' was brew enhancer at 50% DME and 50% dextrose.
So something doesn't seem to stack up.
Anyway as far as your stout is concerned it is probably just yeast laden. When the SG has finally bottomed out leave it for 3/4 days extra and it should give the yeast further opportunity to drop, but with enough in there to carb up.
Edit ......Corrected to DME

 

[Tetsuo1981]

I assumed 'EDME' is DME

Extra dark dried malt extract, spot on

'BKE' was brew enhancer at 50% LME and 50% dextrose

Muntons beer kit enhancer (I must read up on the abbreviations!!)

So something doesn't seem to stack up.

Could it be the temp I took the OG at? Being the numpty that I am when I added the 'cold' water to make the brew up to 20L (after adding the can and fermentables) I realised near the 18L mark I was using the hot tap

Took me forever to cool it down to pitching temp. :tinhat:

 

[taxidiver]

Daft question!
You didn't have milk in the coffee did you?

 

[Tetsuo1981]

Daft question!
You didn't have milk in the coffee did you?

Not daft at all, no I didn't. With my track record it seems like something g I'd do!!

Gonna give it another week as is then cold condition and fine it and see where I am before bottling

 

[Clint]

Wouldn't bother with finings...

 

[Tetsuo1981]

Wouldn't bother with finings...

I might not yet. Gonna give it another week and see what occurs

 

[jackthehat]

I was meaning to say that if you do this recipe again, it might be a good idea to increase the amount of yeast you pitch. If I remember correctly this kit comes with 6g of yeast which is something of an under-pitch for a wort with the OG that you have. Pitching a bit warm may have helped, though.

 

[Tetsuo1981]

I was meaning to say that if you do this recipe again, it might be a good idea to increase the amount of yeast you pitch. If I remember correctly this kit comes with 6g of yeast which is something of an under-pitch for a wort with the OG that you have. Pitching a bit warm may have helped, though.

When I pitched it I kicked off relatively quickly (I nearly had a blow out due to a dodgy airlock). Had a decent krausen form too. Would it be worth pitching more yeast or shod I give it time to settle and try cold crashing / conditioning?