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i brewed an IPA on july 6th. i havent even opened the fermenter till this evening. when i went to check the gravity i noticed the krausen was still up top in a thick(crunchy) sheet. i poked the thief through it and the beer tasted fine and the gravity was ready for kegging.

should i knock the krausen lose and wait for it to fall or should i just keg?
 
Sometimes that happens, but it's not common. It's especially prevalent in a couple of yeast strains, and unusual in others. It doesn't matter, though- You can just rack from underneath the krausen. It'll be fine.
 
That's weird. I suggest just racking from under it. Don't knock it back down, it'll just take longer for it to clear.

-Steve
 
sweet. i hate having this technology it makes me such a ***** i have to ask everything. if i didnt have this forum i would just try so many things on my own.
 
It's doing the same thing on my IPA (now on day 13), although it's more of a moist, almost gooey consistency (thinking I used too much Irish Moss...). As long as your gravity readings are right, I'd do like everyone said, and just rack from under the loaf.
 
jonp9576 said:
sweet. i hate having this technology it makes me such a ***** i have to ask everything. if i didnt have this forum i would just try so many things on my own.
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But now you can save your experimenting for things that others have never done either and then contribute to the ever growing beer knowledge.

I have learned way more here than I did in my first decade of brewing alone.
 

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