I just racked my Rochefort 8 clone to a secondary this weekend. It had been in the primary for 2 weeks. The OG was 1.072, which is a little inaccurate since I forgot to measure the OG before I pitched a 2L starter of the Wyeast 3787 that had been growing for two days (OG of starter was 1.080 in order to match the OG of the batch, so there was some alcohol added to the 5 gal. batch of beer). Upon racking to the secondary, I measured the SG at 73F and it was a 1.004!! This is the lowest I have ever seen an SG, and my attentuation would be 94%!
I know Wyeast 3787 has a higher attenuation than most ale yeast, and the fermentation temp was 75F for most of the time in the primary. Has anybody seen an attenuation this high with belgian style ales? I am planning on repitching yeast later this week and then bottling this weekend as I see no more fermentation happening.
I know Wyeast 3787 has a higher attenuation than most ale yeast, and the fermentation temp was 75F for most of the time in the primary. Has anybody seen an attenuation this high with belgian style ales? I am planning on repitching yeast later this week and then bottling this weekend as I see no more fermentation happening.