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I put down the following on 16/12/2007:
1.8 kg Muntons Nut Brown Ale
1.5 kg Coopers Amber Malt Extract
21 Litres
Kit yeast
OG 1043

Fermented at around 20-22C and after a few days it looked to be done. SG on 23/12/2007 was 1018 which seemed a bit high so I left it for a bit longer. On 29/12/2007 it was still 1018 so I stirred the yeast up with a sanitised spoon but there's been no more action and it still sitting on 1018.

1043 to 1018 gives about 3.2% which just doesn't seem right at all.

What's going on here, and how can I fix it?

you should have been at least 10 points higher with your og {mid 1050`s} and have 5.6% or so a.b.v. at finish. I`d be bottling it if it won`t drop to about 1015. It will still be A0K. Muntons is a good beer. Lighten up on the priming for this one tho

Further to ryan's good advice; you need to bear in mind that amber extracts have a relatively higher percentage of dextrins, compared to pale malt extract, thanks to the darker malts present in the extract.

You have 3.2kg of nice, yet darkish malt extract so a higher than "normal" finishing gravity is to be expected.

Bottle and just take it easy with the priming to be sure...and I agree that Muntons is a damn fine brew - it made many a Kilkenny clone here in the Farrer Ridge Brewery in the early days!!

Cheers,
TL

hey TL any chance you want to share the recipe for your killkenny clone?

sonictruth wrote:hey TL any chance you want to share the recipe for your killkenny clone?

It isn't a kit & kilo type one though -->Click here

My own extract version has morphed to be closer to TL's recipie with a single hop addition, though I used golden syrup instead of the dark sugar.

....and I think the golden syrup addition is quite a good choice!

If you want to get a little more authentic, you should try to get some Lyle's Golden Syrup which my local Woolies has in stock...It's great in ESB's and Kilkenny's...

Cheers,
TL

how much golden syrup would you add? ive heard that it can be rather nasty if you add too much

200-300gm - too much does get overpowering IMO

Ash wrote:200-300gm - too much does get overpowering IMO

...agreed.

Cheers,
TL

and if I may add- if you`re going to use Golden Syrup use the Lyles brand imported from UK, about $2.80 tin from bigger Coles supermarkets. While I hate to put an Aussie product 2nd, this stuff is really good. It`s in the Specialty section, not with other syrups.

specialty section?

That`s right- our Coles has an aisle solely for that sort of imported stuff - the aisle is marked "Specialty"