I'll never use it again. I have read many threads with people who love this yeast, but I have also read many stating that it takes forever to finish. Wyeast says it works quickly, but that has not been the experience of myself and several others. I'm OCD about my process, from sanitizing to keeping stable temperature. I really don't think my process was bad, EXCEPT I did not create a starter (but I never have...I have ordered supplies to correct that). My OG was 1.055 (as expected...actually, slightly higher than expected as I predicted my efficiency at 75% and actually hit 79.4%). My FG should be 1.012. Now, 13 days after pitching, I am sitting at the high side of 1.019 and should be at around 1.012. Three days ago I was at 1.021. Does it really take 3 days to drop less than two points toward the end of fermentation? I fermented at 62* and have jumped it to 66*.
BTW, looking at the calibration of a hydrometer wrt temperature, it seems by gravity may not have changed at all. I measured the 1.021 at 64* and the 1.019+ at 66* ...
BTW, looking at the calibration of a hydrometer wrt temperature, it seems by gravity may not have changed at all. I measured the 1.021 at 64* and the 1.019+ at 66* ...