stephelton
Well-Known Member
I made a heavy starter around Friday in the 1.07 range. I've always seen starters ferment in an hour or less, and was surprised when this one went on for a day plus. In retrospect, it was more wort than usual, and heavier wort, so I should have known better.
So I went on to brew my wheat beer and hit around 1.071 OG (finally getting my efficiency up there ) When I pitched the yeast, the starter was still quite active. This was around 6:00 PM Sunday. After returning from dinner not 2 hours later, the bubbling from the carboy was already substantial. By now, almost 30 hours after pitching, the krausen is falling and the bubbling is slowing significantly.
This seems awfully suspect to me, as the gravity is fairly high. Have you seen fermentations occur this quickly ever before? Should I be worried?
So I went on to brew my wheat beer and hit around 1.071 OG (finally getting my efficiency up there ) When I pitched the yeast, the starter was still quite active. This was around 6:00 PM Sunday. After returning from dinner not 2 hours later, the bubbling from the carboy was already substantial. By now, almost 30 hours after pitching, the krausen is falling and the bubbling is slowing significantly.
This seems awfully suspect to me, as the gravity is fairly high. Have you seen fermentations occur this quickly ever before? Should I be worried?