Never had a beer ferment this fast

[Yankeehillbrewer]

The stout I brewed on Sunday is done already.I pitched the yeast at around2:00 pm on Sunday. It was moving along nicely within a few hours and now its done. OG was 1.054(Missed my target of 1.060) and now it's at 1.013.This was using WL Irish Ale yeast that I washed from a previous batch, and it was the first time I've used a starter. I'm amazed and pleasantly surprised. I thought it had crapped out on me. I'll just let it sit for a couple more weeks and bottle.

Anyhow, Just thought I'd share. Like I said , I've never had one ferment this fast. I guess it's because of the starter. So, I'm sold on starters now. Pretty Sweet

 

[thataintchicken]

yeah.. starters can really make a difference.
I had a Wyeast NW Ale Smack Pack that finished fermenting in under 48 hours... I was surprised...even better, the beer was incredible.

It's all chaos... could take days could take hours... one never knows.

 

[count barleywine]

Any black patent in that stout? All my brews with said grain finish and settle out extra-quick. And yes the immediacy of a starter is awesome. Nothing worse than waiting for a vial of yeast to populate for 72+ hours.

 

[Yankeehillbrewer]

Any black patent in that stout? All my brews with said grain finish and settle out extra-quick. And yes the immediacy of a starter is awesome. Nothing worse than waiting for a vial of yeast to populate for 72+ hours.

No Black Patent, i went with 1/2 lb of Roasted Barley. I can alredy tell that i will need to tweak the Grain Bill on this Recipe. Didn't seem Black enough. Probably go with 1lb next time