Adjustments to final gravity readings?

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  1. dilligaf73

    dilligaf73 Initiate (0) Jul 12, 2015 Tennessee

    Made a brew and after the fermentation period the gravity should be 1.014 but is reading 1.024... anything I can do the help sway the gravity closer to where it should be?
     
    #1 dilligaf73, Jul 12, 2015
  2. GetMeAnIPA

    GetMeAnIPA Pooh-Bah (2,559) Mar 28, 2009 California
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    How long has it been fermenting? Have you taken a 2nd or 3rd reading a day or two apart to confirm that the fermentation is complete? There are two options that I know of: increasing the wort temp to arouse the yeast and increase their activity and pitching more yeast.
     
    #2 GetMeAnIPA, Jul 12, 2015
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  3. Brew_Betty

    Brew_Betty Initiate (0) Jan 5, 2015 Wisconsin

    Need to know:

    How long it has been fermenting? Which yeast did you use? How much yeast did you pitch? If liquid yeast, did you do a starter? What has the fermentation temperature been so far?
     
    #3 Brew_Betty, Jul 12, 2015
  4. ChuckHardslab

    ChuckHardslab Maven (1,251) Jan 25, 2012 Texas

    Also, was the OG what it should have been? If your using a hydrometer did you check calibration? Is your wort sample at the calibrated temp for the hydrometer? Also, if you did a full or partial mash your mashing temperature could effect the amount of dextrins left in your wort.
     
    #4 ChuckHardslab, Jul 12, 2015
  5. wspscott

    wspscott Pooh-Bah (1,958) May 25, 2006 Kentucky
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    Also, what was the recipe? Style?
     
    #5 wspscott, Jul 12, 2015
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