Recent content by jpmckay1981

Well, folks I tried re-pitching. There was some activity, but after it all settled down again, the gravity had not changed a bit. I bottled it, waited 2 weeks and it's Waaaaaayyyy too sweet. Oh, well. Chock it up to lessons learned. Funny side note - my Dad said "It's still better than Bud...

If I repitch do I need to rack off the old yeast cake first or just pitch it on top?

If I go the sugar additive route do I still add priming sugar before bottling? Would brown sugar work or does it need to be corn sugar?

One more question. Do I repitch an entire 11.5 gram packet like what came with the kit or pitch less yeast this time?

Yeah, I learned too late that I should check the gravity before moving to secondary. I did sample it last night. It's not awful, but is pretty sweet for a porter. If I pitch more yeast should I do a starter/ rehydrate/ pitch dry? Will it even make a difference or should I just accept my low abv?

This is my third brew so far. I did the Power pack porter extract kit from Midwest Brewing. Used Safale S-04 yeast. Boiled full 5 gallons. Pitched dry without starter. Airlock activity was great. After 1 week racked to secondary. Has been in secondary 3.5 weeks. That's when the temp...