Krausen for 2 days only...

HoppyWeasel · Aug 14, 2011

I added to packages of yeast to carboy... the next day I had a nice krausen on top and a bubbling air lock... two days later krausen is gone and there is not much activity going on. Did adding two packs of yeast speed up fermentation time?? Planning on dry-hopping in my primary... just curious when I should and for how long. :mug:

arturo7 · Aug 14, 2011

What does your hydrometer tell you?

beerandloathinginaustin · Aug 15, 2011

Have you called the Psychic Hotline?

unionrdr · Aug 15, 2011

What was your OG that you needed 2 packets of yeast?

Hang Glider · Aug 15, 2011

Two days sounds rather fast, even with two packets of yeast -
what were your fermentation temps?

HoppyWeasel · Aug 15, 2011

two packages of yeast were in my kit... maybe they accidental put two in there? My O.G was 1.0549

HoppyWeasel · Aug 15, 2011

I called the psychic hotline.... they told me my beer would be fine... but next time don't use extract kits.

JonK331 · Aug 15, 2011

What kind of yeast was it?

HoppyWeasel · Aug 15, 2011

Coopers

Hang Glider · Aug 15, 2011

temperature during pitching and fermentation?

current hydro reading?

also, FWIW, in my experience, dry hopping works better in a secondary. I don't know exactly why - my guess is that as the hops drop into the trub, some of that awesomeness is lost to the trub instead of infused into the fermented beer. When I dry hop in the primary, I almost always resort to an additional inside-the-keg-dry-hopping.

unionrdr · Aug 15, 2011

Cooper's ale yeast is a robust,temp forgiving yeast. One sachet would've been plenty for a 1.054 batch. I use either small starters,or just 1-2tsp of dextrose in the re-hydrating water,for an hour or two. That works real well. I can get a 1.050 brew down to 1.010 by re-hydrating one 7g sachet with their ale yeast. Great stuff.
Have you gotten a stable FG yet? I don't dry hop till I've got that 1st. Then dry hop 7-10 days. I don't believe making the hop sack sink down on top of the yeast cake is a good move either. it would just settle right into the yeast,coating them & be lost.
Ever watch a batch of sun tea starting to brew? It swirls downward from the floating tea bags. Same thing in the fermenter,imo. A little food for thought anyway.

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