So I brewed up a high-gravity stout 2.5 weeks ago (1.142 OG) that I just did a hydrometer reading on. It's currently at 1.052 which is good but I was hoping it would be further along at this point. Yeast was US-05 (harvested from a previous batch and thrown into a 1/2 gallon starter on a stir plate) and it's been holding steady temps around 65F.
Should I be worried that it's only gotten through 50% of the sugars so far? Unfortunately, I ran out of O2 so the only real oxygenation the wort got pre-fermentation was splashing down through a funnel into my carboy. Is 2.5 weeks too short a time frame to expect this to be getting down to 1.032? Any suggestions appreciated!
Should I be worried that it's only gotten through 50% of the sugars so far? Unfortunately, I ran out of O2 so the only real oxygenation the wort got pre-fermentation was splashing down through a funnel into my carboy. Is 2.5 weeks too short a time frame to expect this to be getting down to 1.032? Any suggestions appreciated!