Re-pitch or Not

[Monkey-BB]

Ok-
So I made a double 5 gallon batch of morebeers Pliny clone and used a hop spider for the first time. OG 1.065 I had a great yeast starter that I dumped into my 12 gallon conical fermenter. It went off for the first 3 days with a blow off.
After a week I decided to make my first dump, I didn't realize (rookie mistake) but with the hop spider I didn't have much trub at all and dumped a good amount of yeast after a week.
Now 2.5 weeks later I have a gravety of 1.030 after a dry hop dump because I was going to get it ready for cold crash and Kegging ( what kills me is what I saw in the dump container, I saw the yeast making little bubbles.)

My question is, is it too late to make a starter and re-pitch?

Or keg it and don't ever make the same mistake.

Thanks everyone.

 

[brew_ny]

After a week j decided to make my first dump, I didn't realize (rookie mistake) .

a conical ? a bit more info would help

all the best

S_M

 

[Monkey-BB]

a conical ? a bit more info would help

all the best

S_M

Yes-
A conical- 12 gallon sorry---

 

[chickypad]

After a week the bulk of fermentation should have been done especially if it took off on the first 3 days. Anything dumped was already flocc'd out and would not be active anyway I would think. I don't suppose you're measuring with a refractometer uncorrected for fermentation?

 

[Monkey-BB]

After a week the bulk of fermentation should have been done especially if it took off on the first 3 days. Anything dumped was already flocc'd out and would not be active anyway I would think. I don't suppose you're measuring with a refractometer uncorrected for fermentation?

Hi I am using a fefractometer... Does it need adjustment for fermentation?
I'll check it out-
Thank you for the advice--

 

[KeninMN]

Hi I am using a fefractometer... Does it need adjustment for fermentation?
I'll check it out-
Thank you for the advice--

Yes. For finished beer you need to use the wort correction factor. Here is a good resource:

http://seanterrill.com/2012/01/06/refractometer-calculator/

I personally use a laboratory grade, low end scale hydrometer to measure my finished beer. It has much finer graduations than a triple scale general purpose hydrometer, so it's easy to get a highly accurate reading, but they are very fragile so you have to handle them carefully.

http://www.northernbrewer.com/shop/lad-grade-hydrometer-980-1-020.html

 

[Yooper]

Hi I am using a fefractometer... Does it need adjustment for fermentation?
I'll check it out-
Thank you for the advice--

As Kevin said, it's the refractometer.

Either do the correction formula (not always totally accurate), or use a hydrometer for readings once fermentation is finished.

Your reading is probably just fine, and the beer is done!

 

[Monkey-BB]

Yes. For finished beer you need to use the wort correction factor. Here is a good resource:

http://seanterrill.com/2012/01/06/refractometer-calculator/

I personally use a laboratory grade, low end scale hydrometer to measure my finished beer. It has much finer graduations than a triple scale general purpose hydrometer, so it's easy to get a highly accurate reading, but they are very fragile so you have to handle them carefully.

http://www.northernbrewer.com/shop/lad-grade-hydrometer-980-1-020.html

Thank you!

 

[Monkey-BB]

Thanks everyone!
Cheers!