vast_reaction
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So, my first batch has been in primary for 12 days. OG was 1.082, and it is now holding steady for the last 4 days at 1.026. BeerSmith estimated a FG of 1.017. I can't taste any residual sweetness, so I just don't know if this d@mn thing is done or not.
I am racking to a secondary tomorrow with some apples (it's a wheat beer) and I was wondering if I should re-pitch a small amount of yeast. I asked about this possible stuck fermentation previously, and never came to any solid conclusions. Yeast was WLP039 - Nottingham platinum series, fermentation took place at an ambient 68-72, in a 7.8 gallon plastic "ale pail" in my closet. Dropped from 1.082 to 1.030 in 3 days, then pooped out at 1.026.
Is there a need to repitch?
EDIT: I just read a post on attenuation and did the formula. I have achieved 68% attenuation, which sounds fairly normal. Maybe this one just finished a little high?
I am racking to a secondary tomorrow with some apples (it's a wheat beer) and I was wondering if I should re-pitch a small amount of yeast. I asked about this possible stuck fermentation previously, and never came to any solid conclusions. Yeast was WLP039 - Nottingham platinum series, fermentation took place at an ambient 68-72, in a 7.8 gallon plastic "ale pail" in my closet. Dropped from 1.082 to 1.030 in 3 days, then pooped out at 1.026.
Is there a need to repitch?
EDIT: I just read a post on attenuation and did the formula. I have achieved 68% attenuation, which sounds fairly normal. Maybe this one just finished a little high?