MBM30075
Well-Known Member
I've been trying to read up on this subject a little bit, but I can't seem to find a definitive answer to my question.
I've got an American Pale Ale in primary. It's been in there for 3 days and airlock activity ceased sometime during the day yesterday (i.e., about 1.5 days into primary). I was going to take a gravity reading tonight, and I hope it's down where it needs to be (SG was 1.051, so I'm looking for 1.012 or 1.013). I kind of don't expect it to be down that far, though, so my question is what to do if it's not.
I've come up with a few options, some of which I'm guessing are terribly wrong:
1. Stir the wort/beer with a sanitized spoon to rouse the yeast. (How hard/long does this stirring need to be?)
2. Add more yeast
3. Boil a cup of table sugar and add to the wort/beer, hoping to kick start the yeast and get them to eat up the rest of the malt.
4. Deal with it and rack to secondary.
5. Wait a few days and check again... airlock activity isn't the best indicator.
Thanks for any help!
I've got an American Pale Ale in primary. It's been in there for 3 days and airlock activity ceased sometime during the day yesterday (i.e., about 1.5 days into primary). I was going to take a gravity reading tonight, and I hope it's down where it needs to be (SG was 1.051, so I'm looking for 1.012 or 1.013). I kind of don't expect it to be down that far, though, so my question is what to do if it's not.
I've come up with a few options, some of which I'm guessing are terribly wrong:
1. Stir the wort/beer with a sanitized spoon to rouse the yeast. (How hard/long does this stirring need to be?)
2. Add more yeast
3. Boil a cup of table sugar and add to the wort/beer, hoping to kick start the yeast and get them to eat up the rest of the malt.
4. Deal with it and rack to secondary.
5. Wait a few days and check again... airlock activity isn't the best indicator.
Thanks for any help!