indianaroller
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I made the switch to oxygen to aerate my wort about a dozen batches ago and ever since I've had problems. My beers are either slow to start fermenting or finish high, or both.
I brewed an IPA yesterday and aerated with 02 for a minute and a half at a rate of .6L/min through a 2 micron stone. I use buckets to ferment in and there was a layer of foam on the wort; but I could tell there was a small amount of bubbles reaching the surface. I pitched a rehydrated packet of US-05 20 hours ago and still no activity. Shouldn't there be a violent fermentation happening by now? Am I not using enough O2? I have tried using a lower rate for a longer duration with mixed results.
Help!
I brewed an IPA yesterday and aerated with 02 for a minute and a half at a rate of .6L/min through a 2 micron stone. I use buckets to ferment in and there was a layer of foam on the wort; but I could tell there was a small amount of bubbles reaching the surface. I pitched a rehydrated packet of US-05 20 hours ago and still no activity. Shouldn't there be a violent fermentation happening by now? Am I not using enough O2? I have tried using a lower rate for a longer duration with mixed results.
Help!