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3rd eBIAB - Overshot my gravity - Good or Bad?

Post #1 made 9 years ago
by FatDog
Hi all,

I kegged my 3rd biab brew, a summer saison. It looks like I overshot my FG. What would cause that and is it a good or a bad thing? It tastes pretty good, but, I'm going to condition it in the keg for a few weeks.
Groenendael Belgian Summer Saison - BIABacus PR1.3T.xls
Appreciate your thoughts.

FatDog
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Last edited by FatDog on 25 Jun 2016, 21:53, edited 1 time in total.

Post #2 made 9 years ago
by Scott
Hi FatDog,

I certainly don't have all the answers so hopefully some others will chime in as well.

Some things that I noticed:
1) You put in an expected attenuation of 70%. Where did you get that?
2) According to DanStar's info flyer, they note a "high" attenuation rate and do not list what it is. If 70% is low and 75% is average, without a better number I might have estimated "around 80%" or so..."if" attenuation rate is "high".
3) Attached is link: http://www.danstaryeast.com/system/file ... download=1
4) Your actual / "apparant" attenuation came in at like 72%... (?) On the lower side.
5) Your Final Gravity wound up really low...and you had estimated a really high FG.

I'm wondering if it is a yeast issue...but that's just a guess. Hopefully someone with a better sense of this yeast and beer style can help out. I've never brewed a Belgian style beer... :smoke:

Good news is it still made beer, and you like the taste - so it certainly won't go to waste. Document what happened, numbers (which you did) - learn what you can from it, but likewise don't worry too much about it...
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Post #3 made 9 years ago
by Rick
^ What he said.

Belgian and Saison are dry styles, and you achieved just that ... be happy! If you only attenuated to 1.025/1.021 ... I think that would actually be a problem.
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