MriswitH
Well-Known Member
Greetings again, fellow brewsmiths!
I started a Honey Brown style beer awhile back and as we're approaching the second week in the secondary, hydrometer readings seem to be rather high.
Here is the recipe:
3lbs Extra Light DME
3lbs Amber DME
3lbs Honey 2min
1oz Tettnanger 60min
1oz Saaz 15min
White Labs American Ale
OG: 1.070 (!)
After a week in the primary, I took a hydrometer reading at 1.036. I proceeded to wait an extra few days and then siphoned it off into a secondary and let it sit for about a week. (Believe I did this way too early, but I read on howtobrew's site that it was ok with anything under 6/minute on the airlock) I checked the gravity during the first week that it was in the secondary and it never went below 1.32. I repitched some new yeast on the top assuming that I had stuck fermentation and as of last gravity reading it was about 1.30 with activity being 1 bubble in the airlock per 75 seconds.
My question is this: Does it appear that things are primarily done here, or because of the honey content, should I repitch another (see: third) pack of yeast to see if anything happens? I took a sample and it tastes quite fine, but you can still see quite a bit of hop particles still in suspension.
Thanks again, gurus!
I started a Honey Brown style beer awhile back and as we're approaching the second week in the secondary, hydrometer readings seem to be rather high.
Here is the recipe:
3lbs Extra Light DME
3lbs Amber DME
3lbs Honey 2min
1oz Tettnanger 60min
1oz Saaz 15min
White Labs American Ale
OG: 1.070 (!)
After a week in the primary, I took a hydrometer reading at 1.036. I proceeded to wait an extra few days and then siphoned it off into a secondary and let it sit for about a week. (Believe I did this way too early, but I read on howtobrew's site that it was ok with anything under 6/minute on the airlock) I checked the gravity during the first week that it was in the secondary and it never went below 1.32. I repitched some new yeast on the top assuming that I had stuck fermentation and as of last gravity reading it was about 1.30 with activity being 1 bubble in the airlock per 75 seconds.
My question is this: Does it appear that things are primarily done here, or because of the honey content, should I repitch another (see: third) pack of yeast to see if anything happens? I took a sample and it tastes quite fine, but you can still see quite a bit of hop particles still in suspension.
Thanks again, gurus!