lyacovett
Well-Known Member
OK, I really hate to ask this, but I am a little ... cautious .. I think is the right word. I brewed a relatively high gravity stout (1.064) on 10/28, and pitched some WLP005 I had harvested a few months back. I warmed up the yeast, and made a 1000 ml starter ... the started fermented just fine on a stir plate for 2 days. I pitched the yeast at midnight, and the first time I checked it at 8am, the airlock was going strong. But when I check this morning (10/30), all airlock activity has stopped.
I expected this active fermentation to last more than two days, simply because of the higher gravity ... is it possible that it is out of active fermentation already? It appears that the krausen has started to drop already too. I plan on taking a gravity reading either tonight or tomorrow ... but really don't expect it to be down to FG yet ... but is that really possible so soon??
Ans yes I know .... I should probably have checked the gravity be even posting ... but I didn't.
I expected this active fermentation to last more than two days, simply because of the higher gravity ... is it possible that it is out of active fermentation already? It appears that the krausen has started to drop already too. I plan on taking a gravity reading either tonight or tomorrow ... but really don't expect it to be down to FG yet ... but is that really possible so soon??
Ans yes I know .... I should probably have checked the gravity be even posting ... but I didn't.