Young’s American Amber Ale Stuck Fermentation

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Hi all

After some advice from the pool of knowledge here.

I have the above in primary fermentation, after 10 days it’s stuck at 1.022SG. When I made the kit I replaced the brewing sugar with 1.4kg if amber LME, 2 questions:

1. I’m guessing it’s stuck because the yeast has been unable to convert all the sugars, I’ve given it a good stir but still no moment?

2. I was looking to add additional yeast with a hope to finish off the fermentation, the problem is I’m away from home for the next 5-6 weeks with work, would it be OK to leave in the fermentation bucket for this long before bottling?

Thanks all
 
Hmm a bit hot really...I was going to suggest putting it up a bit!! It could take a good few hours to get going again and it won't necessarily start bubbling...I'd check the gravity again tomorrow.
As for leaving it...I've done a month on a couple of the Young's kits as they do seem to slow right down towards the end. If you leave it properly sealed and use a blow off tube with plenty of liquid in the bottle it should be ok.. hopefully!! A standard airlock could evaporate if left that long.
 
Thanks Clint, do you think I should pitch extra yeast, then leave it?
 
It might restart...test again tomorrow. What amount of malt was in the kit...3kg? As for adding more yeast..iirc the Young's comes with 11g so it should have done the biz. I have added extra but only to the Wherry kit....and it did finish it...with a good stir and a couple of degrees temp increase.
 
Cheers, I’ll test again tomorrow, if no movement I’ll add extra yeast, take your advice on the blow off tube, hadn’t thought of that, and keep my fingers crossed until I get back
 
Crunching your numbers your 4.4kg of "amber" malt gives 1.056 og ,1.011 fg ,5.94% using US 05 yeast so it does need to come down but giving my past history with Youngs kits I wouldn't have tested until two weeks was up,tested again at 3 and then at 4.
Leave it I'd say!
 
It’ll be 2 weeks on Tuesday, I’ve just whacked it up to 25C, I’ll check again tiuesday
 

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