Hey folks, first time poster and I had a quick question for y'all. I have been brewing extract and decided to be a bit ambitious and BIAB a Wit. I input the recipe in Beersmith and followed the instructions, however, I had a couple of hurdles along the way. First, Beersmith said my OG based on method and recipe should have been 1.047. I ended up at 1.044. Instructions said to rack to secondary at 4 days, I left it to 5 and the OG was down at 1.020. 10 days in, the OG was at 1.018 (where it stands today). It has been stuck at 1.018 for three days now and I am wondering if 1) I am stuck, 2) if that is the final gravity for a very inefficient (and weak) brew, or 3) If I just need to sit and wait it out. I used Wyeast 3944 and I heard it is slow, but this is ridiculous! Here is my recipe (5 Gallons):
3# Pilsner Malt
3# White Wheat
1# Oat Flakes
1# Wheat Flakes
12 oz Clear Candi Sugar
1oz SAAZ (60 Min)
.5 Corriander (10 Min)
.5 Bitter Orange (10 Min)
.125 Sweet Orange (5 Min)
2 chamomile tea bags (5 Min)
Pitched 1 pack Wyeast 3944 @ 78 degrees. Have been fermenting 68-70 degrees in a fridge with temp control. The first 4 days it fermented like crazy and smelled like acidic rotten eggs.... It mellowed out and actually smells good now in secondary. Just seems to have died on me!
Any suggestions? Do I Wait or re-pitch another pack?
3# Pilsner Malt
3# White Wheat
1# Oat Flakes
1# Wheat Flakes
12 oz Clear Candi Sugar
1oz SAAZ (60 Min)
.5 Corriander (10 Min)
.5 Bitter Orange (10 Min)
.125 Sweet Orange (5 Min)
2 chamomile tea bags (5 Min)
Pitched 1 pack Wyeast 3944 @ 78 degrees. Have been fermenting 68-70 degrees in a fridge with temp control. The first 4 days it fermented like crazy and smelled like acidic rotten eggs.... It mellowed out and actually smells good now in secondary. Just seems to have died on me!
Any suggestions? Do I Wait or re-pitch another pack?