Been awhile since I last posted, but I have a quick question for y'all that I'm pretty sure falls under the heading of "RDWHAHB" but I just want to make sure.
On the 25th, I brewed up a 1.75 gallon batch of
Requiem Raspberry using the following recipe:
2 lbs. Light DME
5 oz. Crystal 40
1 oz. Roasted Barley
.4 oz. Styrian @60mins (not what was called for, but needed to use it up)
.2 oz. Centennial @25 mins (same as the Styrian)
.2 oz. Centennial @7 mins
Original recipe OG is 1.054, I got 1.052.
Pitched 4 grams of Safale-05 (once again, had it on hand), installed a blow-off tube since the recipe seems to be a fairly vigorous fermenter based on the recipe thread, and set it to do it's thing.
My issue is the old standard - there doesn't seem to be much happening in regards to fermentation. There is *some* krausen (maybe 1/4") so I suppose the yeast is working - but I wonder if the yeast I used wasn't mostly dead due to being stored too long. I bought it back in October with some other yeast for another brew, and it's been sitting unopened in my fridge (not freezer) since.
So, what do y'all think? Re-pitch with a little more fresh yeast to kick things back into gear, or leave it be and let it do it's thing?