lostspring
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OK it's been 12 days now. The fermenter is in the basement at 52degs. The airlock center piece never moved and the lid was snapped on tight.
Today I took off the lid. There is still a full krausen at least 1" thick, a foamy brown color. I can see where it touched the bottom of the lid. I am now a full believer in the don't trust the airlock group. A most wonderful smell.
I now have a question tho. The SG started at 1.042 and is now at FG 1.015 but what about the krausen? Doesn't that mean it is still fermenting? Temp has remained a steady 52degs with no variation.
Oh the sample from the thief tasted great. Still has some light cloudiness.
I intend to move this to a secondary for further clearing but the krausen plus the SG reading has me confused.
It was a Midwest kit Excelsior Altbier. Yeast was Wyeast 1007 German Ale Yeast done as a starter.
Today I took off the lid. There is still a full krausen at least 1" thick, a foamy brown color. I can see where it touched the bottom of the lid. I am now a full believer in the don't trust the airlock group. A most wonderful smell.
I now have a question tho. The SG started at 1.042 and is now at FG 1.015 but what about the krausen? Doesn't that mean it is still fermenting? Temp has remained a steady 52degs with no variation.
Oh the sample from the thief tasted great. Still has some light cloudiness.
I intend to move this to a secondary for further clearing but the krausen plus the SG reading has me confused.
It was a Midwest kit Excelsior Altbier. Yeast was Wyeast 1007 German Ale Yeast done as a starter.