My process is very similar:
- boiled water 1 cup
- let cool to below 80F and pitched in yeast
- stir, hydrate for 1 - 1 1/2 hours
- chilled wort to 68F and pitched yeast
- 2 packets us-05
Pale Ale, OG 1.060. The only aeration I do is while I stir during immersion chilling and when I dump...
I use US-05 all the time and I never get such a healthy looking fermentation. Could you share your yeast prepping technique with me? I have a batch fermenting now (brewed Saturday 4/24 and it has the smallest layer of krausen.
Thank you