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Looked but couldn't find exact situation that I need help with.
I tried a Young's Double Chocolate Stout Clone AG recipe I found in BYO magazine. Followed the recipe (but doubled it to be a 10g) pretty much minus a few extra sugars my HBS said I didn't have to have and it started fermenting (or at least I thought it was) no problem on Wednesday. Fermented for a few days and then yesterday stopped.
I opened the lid and saw that there does not appear to be any Yeast Build up.
I'm concerned as to how it looked to be fermenting but there is hardly any visible yeast cake. What are my options now? I would like to save this batch as I paid quite a lot for all the ingredients it being a 10gallon batch.
Was the Fermentation? not really the kind I wanted? Was it a bacteria that was fermenting possibly turning my beer into Vinegar? I tried it and it smells odd but taste like coffee and chocolate.
Can I perhaps get some more yeast and add it to it??
Thanks in advance and sorry for the length.
This is only my 5th AG Batch and all the others turned out great.
I tried a Young's Double Chocolate Stout Clone AG recipe I found in BYO magazine. Followed the recipe (but doubled it to be a 10g) pretty much minus a few extra sugars my HBS said I didn't have to have and it started fermenting (or at least I thought it was) no problem on Wednesday. Fermented for a few days and then yesterday stopped.
I opened the lid and saw that there does not appear to be any Yeast Build up.
I'm concerned as to how it looked to be fermenting but there is hardly any visible yeast cake. What are my options now? I would like to save this batch as I paid quite a lot for all the ingredients it being a 10gallon batch.
Was the Fermentation? not really the kind I wanted? Was it a bacteria that was fermenting possibly turning my beer into Vinegar? I tried it and it smells odd but taste like coffee and chocolate.
Can I perhaps get some more yeast and add it to it??
Thanks in advance and sorry for the length.
This is only my 5th AG Batch and all the others turned out great.