I brewed a 10g batch of beer 2 weeks ago and I split it up among two carboys and pitched my yeast. Everything seemed to be going fine except last week when I tested the gravity, one of the carboys was at 1.022 which is much higher than it should have been, the other is still fermenting and now down into the 1.015 range. What I found strange was that there appeared to be a layer of Krausen on the one that was at 1.022 but after another week it still didn't drop a point. So last night I am looking a lot closer to see if I can see any yeast in suspension and I see carbonation bubbles running up the side of the carboy and at that point realize that the white foamy krausen is head. The beer appears to have carbonated in the carboy. The only think I can think of was that there was a blockage in the airlock but after removing the airlock it appeared fine.
My question is what the hell do I do now? Can you still ferment beer that is partially carbonated? I really would like this to be lower than 1.022 because it is going to be entirely too sweet.
My question is what the hell do I do now? Can you still ferment beer that is partially carbonated? I really would like this to be lower than 1.022 because it is going to be entirely too sweet.