northernlad
Well-Known Member
Saturday 11/26 I brewed 10 gallons of Warthog Cream Ale from BYO's 150 clones. 5 gallons I pitched Wyeast 1098 and the other 5 gallons I pitched Wyeast 1025.
By Wednesday or Thursday I noticed the 1025 batch starting to clear so I took a gravity reading. It was ~1.015.
The fine print:
AG batch per recipe
Mash ~151
OG ~1.050
Yeast: 1 bag Wyeast 1025 in a starter of 3L fermented mid 60's until it cleared then crashed. Poured off the beer and pitched the slurry cold into ~70 wort. Fermentation started within hours.
Fermentation temp: Strip on the carboy read 54, thermometer in a growler of water read 50, constant.
After I took the gravity I moved the carboy into my house where it warmed to 60-62. Airlock activity continued for a couple days until yesterday when there was no apparent activity in the beer or airlock.
I have not taken a FG yet and have moved the carboy back out to the garage where the control water reads just over 40. I plan to take a reading tonight to see where it is.
Should I wait to transfer to secondary and lager or do you think I am good to go ASAP?
Any ideas why it was so fast?
By Wednesday or Thursday I noticed the 1025 batch starting to clear so I took a gravity reading. It was ~1.015.
The fine print:
AG batch per recipe
Mash ~151
OG ~1.050
Yeast: 1 bag Wyeast 1025 in a starter of 3L fermented mid 60's until it cleared then crashed. Poured off the beer and pitched the slurry cold into ~70 wort. Fermentation started within hours.
Fermentation temp: Strip on the carboy read 54, thermometer in a growler of water read 50, constant.
After I took the gravity I moved the carboy into my house where it warmed to 60-62. Airlock activity continued for a couple days until yesterday when there was no apparent activity in the beer or airlock.
I have not taken a FG yet and have moved the carboy back out to the garage where the control water reads just over 40. I plan to take a reading tonight to see where it is.
Should I wait to transfer to secondary and lager or do you think I am good to go ASAP?
Any ideas why it was so fast?