jbsengineer
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It's now Tuesday night and I just took a reading of 1.070, it started at 1.077. This is the first time I couldn't see activity in the blow off after 24 hours. It has been awhile since I brewed so I decided to use dry yeast to avoid my usual liquid yeast start process. Dry yeast checked out fine with the froofing process. I overpitched a bit and used dry yeast calculators to make sure I was ok. For example I pitched 40 grams of dry yeast for a 1.077 beer @ 12 gallons. Safeale US-05.
So it's fermenting, just abnormally (for me anyway) slowly. I did start the fermentation temperature at 64 degrees. Yesterday I rose it to 65, and tonight I just rose it to 66. I verified the temp with a thermowell.
I actually brewed two batches and the other batch is also slow.
So, should I sit on it or take action? One batch is a Pliny the Elder clone so there is a significant amount of money in hops alone for that guy!
So it's fermenting, just abnormally (for me anyway) slowly. I did start the fermentation temperature at 64 degrees. Yesterday I rose it to 65, and tonight I just rose it to 66. I verified the temp with a thermowell.
I actually brewed two batches and the other batch is also slow.
So, should I sit on it or take action? One batch is a Pliny the Elder clone so there is a significant amount of money in hops alone for that guy!