Do you guys usually get a quick fermentation with S-189? It started within a few hours, and is now at about 30 percent attenuation after 48 hrs. Way different than my experience with other lager yeasts.
Its a 3 gallon batch of 1.052 OG Vienna Lager. I hydrated 2 packs in 65 degree water, then pitched that into 57 degree wort, then cooled it down to 52 degrees for fermentation. Holding it between 51-53.
Maybe I’m just getting a great fermentation, since I oxygenated well and over-pitched, but ive had ales ferment slower! wondering if I should ignore the instructions next time and ferment in the 40’s instead of the low 50’s.
Its a 3 gallon batch of 1.052 OG Vienna Lager. I hydrated 2 packs in 65 degree water, then pitched that into 57 degree wort, then cooled it down to 52 degrees for fermentation. Holding it between 51-53.
Maybe I’m just getting a great fermentation, since I oxygenated well and over-pitched, but ive had ales ferment slower! wondering if I should ignore the instructions next time and ferment in the 40’s instead of the low 50’s.