Starting gravity was 1.087. Yesterday it had been three days in the fermenter and no visible signs of activity so I took off the cover and saw a couple inches of krausen but an SG check showed it had only dropped to about 1.083!! Tasted the sample and it was extremely sweet. Today I still see no bubbles coming from the blow-off tube in a bucket of sanitized water.
I'm using an Imperial Stout extract kit from Northern Brewer. Picked up kit from store on Saturday, 9/11. Got two packs of Wyeast 1728, both were marked 50% off because of being only one month until expiration (that's all they had). I only had a jug large enough for one starter, so I made a starter on Saturday using one of the packs. Brewed beer on Monday and pitched the starter plus the other pack. I aerated prior to pitching by stirring and shaking the fermenter for a short period. Wort was on the warm side, about 83 to 85 degrees, room temp since that day has varied between 68 and 72 degrees.
Does it sound like a reasonable plan to check the SG again tomorrow, and if it hasn't changed significantly, hydrate two packs of Safale S-04 and pitch them? Thanks for any suggestions!
I'm using an Imperial Stout extract kit from Northern Brewer. Picked up kit from store on Saturday, 9/11. Got two packs of Wyeast 1728, both were marked 50% off because of being only one month until expiration (that's all they had). I only had a jug large enough for one starter, so I made a starter on Saturday using one of the packs. Brewed beer on Monday and pitched the starter plus the other pack. I aerated prior to pitching by stirring and shaking the fermenter for a short period. Wort was on the warm side, about 83 to 85 degrees, room temp since that day has varied between 68 and 72 degrees.
Does it sound like a reasonable plan to check the SG again tomorrow, and if it hasn't changed significantly, hydrate two packs of Safale S-04 and pitch them? Thanks for any suggestions!