jpgilman
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I've returned to brewing after a seven year absence, my son's old enough to drink and share the labor now For my first batch I picked a simple extract weizen. I've tried to record the salient points of my problem.
Edme and Store Wheat/Barley malt extract
Yeast: Dry Safale WB-06
Water: Walmart bottled spring water - no treatment
Thursday
3pm - O.G. 1052. Pitched at 84F (I know it was too high). No Aeration
8am - 62F - Air lock bubbling
Friday
8pm - 68F - (I raised temp to 68F because of the negative things I read about WB-06 particularly at low temps.)
Saturday
8am - 68F - Stuck Fermentation Gravity = 1.030
9am - tried swirling carboy adding Bru-vigor, etc.
2pm - trip to LHBS for Wyeast 3068
3pm - Smacked very fresh 3068 pack.
6pm - 70F pitched 3068
9pm - Air lock bubbling every 5 seconds
Sunday
8am - 70F - Air lock bubbling every 10 seconds
3pm - 70F - Stuck Fermentation Gravity = 1.020. Beer does not taste infected.
6pm - Carboy on washing machine to agitate, but I'm not holding my breath.
Thoughts? Miracles? Criticisms?
Thanks, John
Edme and Store Wheat/Barley malt extract
Yeast: Dry Safale WB-06
Water: Walmart bottled spring water - no treatment
Thursday
3pm - O.G. 1052. Pitched at 84F (I know it was too high). No Aeration
8am - 62F - Air lock bubbling
Friday
8pm - 68F - (I raised temp to 68F because of the negative things I read about WB-06 particularly at low temps.)
Saturday
8am - 68F - Stuck Fermentation Gravity = 1.030
9am - tried swirling carboy adding Bru-vigor, etc.
2pm - trip to LHBS for Wyeast 3068
3pm - Smacked very fresh 3068 pack.
6pm - 70F pitched 3068
9pm - Air lock bubbling every 5 seconds
Sunday
8am - 70F - Air lock bubbling every 10 seconds
3pm - 70F - Stuck Fermentation Gravity = 1.020. Beer does not taste infected.
6pm - Carboy on washing machine to agitate, but I'm not holding my breath.
Thoughts? Miracles? Criticisms?
Thanks, John