So I kegged three batches this weekend and everything looked like normal. Right before sealing the kegs I remembered to take FG measurements and to my surprise two of the batches were badly stuck; the 1.060/1.020 AG Brown Ale was sitting @ 1.036 and the 1.046/1.012 AG Pale Ale was sitting at 1.040 :-/
I can't remember exactly what happened but I believe I came home to the pale ale about to blowout so I threw it into the bathtub under cold water to slow the fermentation and for some reason I put the brown ale in there too. I did not measure water temps but it was likely in the high 50's to low 60's and there they sat for 24 hours. I took them out and put them back into the closet and three weeks later here I am.
They are sitting in corny kegs at the moment. Three days ago I agitated the hell out of them and repitched with Nottingham. I checked this morning and there is no sign of life. I'll recheck the gravity again when I get home to verify but I'm confident they are still stuck. I also don't have a yeast cake to rack them onto. My next yeast cake will probably be available Friday and the two batches will be hitting the 30-day mark today. I sampled both and they don't taste off yet but they are getting old and the Pale Ale is only @ 0.8% ABV currently.
So what should I do?
I can't remember exactly what happened but I believe I came home to the pale ale about to blowout so I threw it into the bathtub under cold water to slow the fermentation and for some reason I put the brown ale in there too. I did not measure water temps but it was likely in the high 50's to low 60's and there they sat for 24 hours. I took them out and put them back into the closet and three weeks later here I am.
They are sitting in corny kegs at the moment. Three days ago I agitated the hell out of them and repitched with Nottingham. I checked this morning and there is no sign of life. I'll recheck the gravity again when I get home to verify but I'm confident they are still stuck. I also don't have a yeast cake to rack them onto. My next yeast cake will probably be available Friday and the two batches will be hitting the 30-day mark today. I sampled both and they don't taste off yet but they are getting old and the Pale Ale is only @ 0.8% ABV currently.
So what should I do?