food00d
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A few weeks ago I brewed a blonde ale from extract. It ended up being a little darker than expected (I used pale extract instead of light) so I called it "The curtains don't match the drapes Blonde Ale"
Anyway I used Safale US-05, it took a few days to get going but then went strong for 7 days. OG 1.043 FG 1.012. I had the fermenter on the main floor of the house which got fairly warm some days (24-25C a couple of times).
I took a gravity reading after 2 weeks in the primary and it measured 1.012. Checked the next day, same reading. I was prepared to bottle it, but the smell was extremely yeasty, and it tasted very sour. Not at all what I expected.
I left it in the primary another week to see if it would clear. It didn't, so this past Friday I racked it to a secondary.
I am still pretty new at this, so I am wondering if the yeast could be stuck in suspension/failed to flocculate properly? I planned on letting the secondary sit for another couple of weeks to see what happens.
Any advice?
Anyway I used Safale US-05, it took a few days to get going but then went strong for 7 days. OG 1.043 FG 1.012. I had the fermenter on the main floor of the house which got fairly warm some days (24-25C a couple of times).
I took a gravity reading after 2 weeks in the primary and it measured 1.012. Checked the next day, same reading. I was prepared to bottle it, but the smell was extremely yeasty, and it tasted very sour. Not at all what I expected.
I left it in the primary another week to see if it would clear. It didn't, so this past Friday I racked it to a secondary.
I am still pretty new at this, so I am wondering if the yeast could be stuck in suspension/failed to flocculate properly? I planned on letting the secondary sit for another couple of weeks to see what happens.
Any advice?