Wyeast 3944 slow at work?!

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Paco

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Is this strain is known for being sluggish by nature? All my parameters seem good but it's still at ~50% of it's estimated FG... and still a nice krausen after a full week. Still fermenting beer taste good, yet to sweet.

Just want to know if it's been slow or fast at your end.
 
I just received this reply
Yes, 3944 is known to have prolonged fermentation times. It is very
flocculent during fermentation and therefor sits on the top and bottom
of the wort. If you want to speed it up, agitate the carboy... shake it
a little, every few hours to keep the yeast in suspension.
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Belgian yeasts in general work slower. On the other hand, they get the job done even at high gravities.
 

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