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after 4 Weeks the air lock never stopped bubbling but the gravity seemed to stop at 1.012. I just went ahead and cold crashed it and kegged it. it taste good. I can't pick up any off flavors. must have just been a really slow fermentation from the bad yeast. thanks for the input

Hopville says it is supposed to be 1.020. I have never had a fermentation last so long either but this is the first time I have ever had yeast problems like I did. I probably am just paranoid.

Update time again. My target final gravity was about 1.020. It started to ferment on the Aug 18. I racked to secondary and dry hopped about a week later and the gravity was 1.018 and still bubbling. Today on sept 4 it is still going (every 15 seconds or so) and gravity is at 1.014. There...

Update time. I went ahead and brewed Sat afternoon. Sunday afternoon there was a little activity but Monday morning things were rocking and rolling. Thanks for the advice.

that's what i was leaning towards. Thanks

Wednesday nght I smacked my Ringwood ale yeast and let sit four hours before I bitched it in my sarter. The pack never swelled. There have been no signs of fermentation until friday night I saw a few bubbles. So I re-aerated and saturday morning fermentation is going pretty good. I am going...

I had the same thing too. I acually thought that the packet had already been smacked so I panicked and made a starter (this was my first time making a starter but luckily I had every thing I needed.) Starter worked out fine and fermentation started fast. I am actually getting the most yeast I...