Brewed 2 weeks ago. Used a 1.5L starter... it didn't flocculate overnight in the fridge so I ended up letting it warming up and pitching the entire starter. I got the yeast by mail and it was quite warm when it arrived, I was worried about the viability. It fermented intially in the mid 70's F for a few days showing good stable activity and the rest of the time at 64. OG was 1.042 on a recipe of 1.043. Today I sampled it for the first time, and it came out 1.002. I tested with water to verify 1.000, and it was true. Recommended fermentation range was 70-84F.
It tastes like beer, so I've got no great anxiety over it. I'm probably way off style at 5.3% vs 4%.
Should I send a sample of the yeast off for review as a biofuel source? I was kind of shooting for a lower ABV beer as I'm now 5 for 5 higher than recipe. Is it possible something in my process is causing consistently high ABV results?
It tastes like beer, so I've got no great anxiety over it. I'm probably way off style at 5.3% vs 4%.
Should I send a sample of the yeast off for review as a biofuel source? I was kind of shooting for a lower ABV beer as I'm now 5 for 5 higher than recipe. Is it possible something in my process is causing consistently high ABV results?