BenJSpain
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I am using Wyeast Irish Ale and I inadvertently pitched it when the temp was still in the 80s (F). I threw it into the fridge to let it cool for the day and I came back to it when it was 60F. I took it out and it took 3 days to see any airlock activity and held at 72F. Then for the next 3 days it went crazy. It stopped and I figured it was done after a week in Primary. When I opened the plastic fermenter there was a spongy layer of yeast covering the entire top of the wort/beer. I took a gravity reading and it was still at 1.030! The FG should be 1.008-1.014! Did I shock the yeast? I understand ale yeast is top fermenting but I have never seen it create a solid mass on top of the fermenter before. What should I do?