Hi there,
I made a summer wheat ale two weeks ago just before taking a trip. I pitched SafAle US05 directly out of the package. I have been using the safAle for a long time with NO issues, always "pitch and forget" method.
This time something went wrong. The last time I brewed this recipe I used the same yeast and wound up having to switch to a blow off hose because the fermentation was too active for the airlock. This time I started with one to avoid problems.
My concern is the following.. My trusty brewmate never came by to check on the beer, soo.. the water was never been changed from the bucket that the hose feeds into, and the nobody noticed that there was no fermentation taking place. Since this has been going on for two weeks, what are my options? Discard the batch? Make a yeast starter and start over?
Thanks in advance for the help!
Nate
I made a summer wheat ale two weeks ago just before taking a trip. I pitched SafAle US05 directly out of the package. I have been using the safAle for a long time with NO issues, always "pitch and forget" method.
This time something went wrong. The last time I brewed this recipe I used the same yeast and wound up having to switch to a blow off hose because the fermentation was too active for the airlock. This time I started with one to avoid problems.
My concern is the following.. My trusty brewmate never came by to check on the beer, soo.. the water was never been changed from the bucket that the hose feeds into, and the nobody noticed that there was no fermentation taking place. Since this has been going on for two weeks, what are my options? Discard the batch? Make a yeast starter and start over?
Thanks in advance for the help!
Nate