Hi folks.
Right here goes.
This is my first brew and itâs a Muntons Smugglers Gold.
The mix was good with the temp spot on for pitching the yeast which was poured straight in and stirred in gently only a few times (SG 1043).
The lid sealed nice. It was placed in our living room where I could keep an eye on it and the temp has been nice and steady at 20c and the airlock started to show signs of life after about 8 hours.
It was all going well until I looked at the instructions again which state the brew will be ready after 4-6 days or when the SG is 1014 or below.
Well the air lock started to slow right down after 4 days and Iâm thinking YUUUUMMM. Day 6 I take a reading and itâs 1018.
At this point I start trolling this board for info and stuck fermentation. I find this stuff has a bit of a reputation for getting stuck. One guy has had the same thing happen (with the same product) and he was on week 3.
Now at this point Iâm not panicking but if Iâm not drinking home brew on Christmas day the stuff gonna hit the thing.
Day 7 SG 1017. Reading the forum I give the mix a little stir.
Day 8 SG 1017. Send an E-mail to Muntons for help. I was advised to stir every day for the next 3 days. So (and this is tonight Friday 03/12/10) I gave the stuff a ****** good stir.
So now after two days of stirring I canât even drink the testers as itâs more like soup and Iâm worried that if I keep doing this Iâm going to be left with something only fit for putting eggs in as the ABV worked out at 3.4 and Iâm going to keep putting more and more oxygen in the mix.
Tonight after the stir there were some gases expelled from the lock but now the lock has levelled out.
So if the yeast is dead would it be better just to rack it to the keg (one of two I have) cut my losses and drink whatever comes out and then just crack on with a new brew or should I just wait and yes I am starting to panic!!
PS any idea why this happens and how to stop it next time round?
Any help gratefully received
Glynn.
Right here goes.
This is my first brew and itâs a Muntons Smugglers Gold.
The mix was good with the temp spot on for pitching the yeast which was poured straight in and stirred in gently only a few times (SG 1043).
The lid sealed nice. It was placed in our living room where I could keep an eye on it and the temp has been nice and steady at 20c and the airlock started to show signs of life after about 8 hours.
It was all going well until I looked at the instructions again which state the brew will be ready after 4-6 days or when the SG is 1014 or below.
Well the air lock started to slow right down after 4 days and Iâm thinking YUUUUMMM. Day 6 I take a reading and itâs 1018.
At this point I start trolling this board for info and stuck fermentation. I find this stuff has a bit of a reputation for getting stuck. One guy has had the same thing happen (with the same product) and he was on week 3.
Now at this point Iâm not panicking but if Iâm not drinking home brew on Christmas day the stuff gonna hit the thing.
Day 7 SG 1017. Reading the forum I give the mix a little stir.
Day 8 SG 1017. Send an E-mail to Muntons for help. I was advised to stir every day for the next 3 days. So (and this is tonight Friday 03/12/10) I gave the stuff a ****** good stir.
So now after two days of stirring I canât even drink the testers as itâs more like soup and Iâm worried that if I keep doing this Iâm going to be left with something only fit for putting eggs in as the ABV worked out at 3.4 and Iâm going to keep putting more and more oxygen in the mix.
Tonight after the stir there were some gases expelled from the lock but now the lock has levelled out.
So if the yeast is dead would it be better just to rack it to the keg (one of two I have) cut my losses and drink whatever comes out and then just crack on with a new brew or should I just wait and yes I am starting to panic!!
PS any idea why this happens and how to stop it next time round?
Any help gratefully received
Glynn.