Klickmania
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Brewed up a partial mash English bitter about 3 weeks ago, and I was hoping to have this kegged and carbed by the end of this weekend for some family that's coming to town. Was my first full boil in my small 7 gallon pot, but it worked fine, just had to keep my eye on it. Also hit all my numbers and temperatures without any problems. Ended up with 1.048 gravity, which is what beer tools pro called for. Used the Wyeast 1099 Whitbread without a starter (I know, I know...made my first starter with the last batch I brewed though) as I've had good results using just the smack packs. I knew there was going to be a lag time since I didn't use a starter, which was fine by me and I put it in my closet and let it ride. I went out of town for the weekend two days after I brewed so I wasn't able to keep my eye on everything. I came back and it looked like it had a settling layer of krausen on top and it had a few bubbles in the air lock (used a glass carboy btw). I let that sit in the carboy for about 3 weeks since I was waiting for my keg to open up. I was planning on racking to the keg today and I took a gravity reading and came up right at 1.046??? What's the deal?
My question now is, how do I get the yeast active again, if that's possible? Or do I need to pitch another pack? Basically, where do I go from here?
My question now is, how do I get the yeast active again, if that's possible? Or do I need to pitch another pack? Basically, where do I go from here?