Granty
Member
Hey, I have been reading a lot on these forums to gather general opinions and information, but I have a specific situation I would appreciate some guidance on please
Morgans Saas Pilsner
Morgans Lager yeast (no specific expiration date noted on yeast)
1KG Dextrose
Primary: 4/10/2011 (SG 1038)
Secondary: 4/17/2011 (SG 1015)
20 degrees (68) constant
SG for past 4 days 1010 (kit says to bottle at 1005)
I thought I would be ready to bottle this weekend using 1-2-3 as a guideline. I felt that this fermentation was slower than it should be (also took around 28 hours to start, not the end of the world, but sluggish). I looked at the can I got, and turns out it expired in Feb. I assume the exp date is is mainly for the yeast? When I take the SG gravity in the thief, the beer "looks" fully carbonated...not sure if this is normal at this point lol.
So I have since put on a batch of wine and another extract kit. For the wine I used yeast nutrient and its been fermented very nicely. Since I had it, I decided to put a small amount of nutrient in the 2nd batch of beer as well (just 1 teaspoon for the whole batch). Excellent fermentation again.
I am having good thoughts about yeast nutrient, so I decided to put a tsp in the first beer. It fizzed up pretty good and now I seemed to have awoken it. Getting an airbubble every couple of seconds for the past hour now.
I was wondering if this was a good or bad idea? I know airbubbles don't necessarily mean fermenting, but it has to be a good thing that it is alive again? I am not in a hurry, I wan't to do the right thing. I was thinking to leave it for a couple days and see what happens, maybe add a bit more nutrient if it stalls again?
Another concern is bottle conditioning, I don't want to have tired out yeast and end up with poor carbonation. Seems like nutrient can only help...but is there any ill effects of using this late in the game?
Thanks,
Granty
Morgans Saas Pilsner
Morgans Lager yeast (no specific expiration date noted on yeast)
1KG Dextrose
Primary: 4/10/2011 (SG 1038)
Secondary: 4/17/2011 (SG 1015)
20 degrees (68) constant
SG for past 4 days 1010 (kit says to bottle at 1005)
I thought I would be ready to bottle this weekend using 1-2-3 as a guideline. I felt that this fermentation was slower than it should be (also took around 28 hours to start, not the end of the world, but sluggish). I looked at the can I got, and turns out it expired in Feb. I assume the exp date is is mainly for the yeast? When I take the SG gravity in the thief, the beer "looks" fully carbonated...not sure if this is normal at this point lol.
So I have since put on a batch of wine and another extract kit. For the wine I used yeast nutrient and its been fermented very nicely. Since I had it, I decided to put a small amount of nutrient in the 2nd batch of beer as well (just 1 teaspoon for the whole batch). Excellent fermentation again.
I am having good thoughts about yeast nutrient, so I decided to put a tsp in the first beer. It fizzed up pretty good and now I seemed to have awoken it. Getting an airbubble every couple of seconds for the past hour now.
I was wondering if this was a good or bad idea? I know airbubbles don't necessarily mean fermenting, but it has to be a good thing that it is alive again? I am not in a hurry, I wan't to do the right thing. I was thinking to leave it for a couple days and see what happens, maybe add a bit more nutrient if it stalls again?
Another concern is bottle conditioning, I don't want to have tired out yeast and end up with poor carbonation. Seems like nutrient can only help...but is there any ill effects of using this late in the game?
Thanks,
Granty