Bills Brew
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I have an IPA that has been in the secondary for 2 wks. No visible air lock activity, and the gravity has been at 1.030 for the last two days.
Here are the brewing particulars:
9 lbs of ultralight malt extract
1.5 lbs crystal grains
OG: 1.048 - (75^F) which is lower than the estimated gravity of 1.060-1.065
Yeast: (1) packet of Nottingham dry yeast. I made a starter by taking about a cup of the wort (cooled to 80^F) and rehydrated the yeast.
Aeration: I poured the cooled wort from the brew pot to the fermentor, back to the brew pot and then back to the fermentor. Looked like lots of aeration.
Fermentation: Lag time was a matter of hours, with a two three inch high Krausen.
Temperature: 68^F - raised to 72^ the last couple of days to try to get some fermentation activity to lower the gravity.
Seems like it has a long ways to go. Do I add more yeast?
A sweet beer at 2.4% alcohol doesn't seem worth saving.
Thanks for any suggestions.
Here are the brewing particulars:
9 lbs of ultralight malt extract
1.5 lbs crystal grains
OG: 1.048 - (75^F) which is lower than the estimated gravity of 1.060-1.065
Yeast: (1) packet of Nottingham dry yeast. I made a starter by taking about a cup of the wort (cooled to 80^F) and rehydrated the yeast.
Aeration: I poured the cooled wort from the brew pot to the fermentor, back to the brew pot and then back to the fermentor. Looked like lots of aeration.
Fermentation: Lag time was a matter of hours, with a two three inch high Krausen.
Temperature: 68^F - raised to 72^ the last couple of days to try to get some fermentation activity to lower the gravity.
Seems like it has a long ways to go. Do I add more yeast?
A sweet beer at 2.4% alcohol doesn't seem worth saving.
Thanks for any suggestions.