TheCrane
Well-Known Member
Hey guys,
The Saturday before last I completed my first full mash (and subsequently my second, later that day). The first is a Sierra-ish American pale and the second an IPA. OG's were 1.053 and 1.067 respectively. The APA was inoculated with a 1200 ml starter that was step cultured from a 24 oz bottle of SNPA. The IPA with a vial of White labs California Ale. After a short lag (~6 hrs and 24 hrs respectively) both beers were on there way. Well here it is, 13 days later and both still have a thick kraeusen and have not yet begun to flocculate. Specific Grav. has fallen to about 1.018 for both.Temp has been steady at 65 F. I have brewed several extract batches and never had such a prolonged primary fermentation. Just curious if this seems odd to any else. I used American 2-row base and a single step infusion @ 153 F.
The Saturday before last I completed my first full mash (and subsequently my second, later that day). The first is a Sierra-ish American pale and the second an IPA. OG's were 1.053 and 1.067 respectively. The APA was inoculated with a 1200 ml starter that was step cultured from a 24 oz bottle of SNPA. The IPA with a vial of White labs California Ale. After a short lag (~6 hrs and 24 hrs respectively) both beers were on there way. Well here it is, 13 days later and both still have a thick kraeusen and have not yet begun to flocculate. Specific Grav. has fallen to about 1.018 for both.Temp has been steady at 65 F. I have brewed several extract batches and never had such a prolonged primary fermentation. Just curious if this seems odd to any else. I used American 2-row base and a single step infusion @ 153 F.
