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What can I expect from my Heady Topper clone fermented at 63-64 F for the first two days of very active fermentation, and then raising to 68 F on day 3, when fermentation significantly slowed?

Makes sense. I used 14 ml hop extract as my bittering charge. It was my only kettle hop addition. Pellet hops were added during whirlpool.

The airlock stopped bubbling so vigorously on day 3, and the krausen completely dropped. I'm getting a bubble every 8 seconds now. The beer is completely murky and I hope it clears in time. Looks like someone poured orange juice in dirty dish water. I did some tests with the vessel of plain...

Yes. Cold crashed and decanted 80% of clear wort, using the remaining 20% to stir up the slurry.

Maybe a combo of that and other factors. I pitched two packs of Gigayeast Vermont Ale yeast, which is quoted at 400 billion cells for both packs. At 71% viability because of the date, I made a starter w/shaking and definitely pitched over 400 billion cells. So vitality in my case was a non-issue.

Makes sense. Conan is a low to very low floc yeast. 1 hour after putting the wort in the carboy, the top half was clearing up quite nice, but the bottom half looked almost solid with trub and hop matter. About 7 hours later fermentation began, and a few hours after that, all of the wort looked...

Thanks all. I think ill be fine. While the krausen wasn't huge, the fermentation itself is quite vigorous.

Conan is a low floc yeast. I will definitely raise the temp after day 4 or 5... From 66-68 to 70-72.... (was going to do that anyway). The fermentor has been bubbling every 1/2 second to 1 second for almost 40 hours now...without slowing down. So quite vigorous. I just thought I would need a...

Small room indeed. The airlock is bubbling like crazy. Just the krausen height I was worried about.

@GuldTuborg My OG was 1.078 ish. It's a double IPA at 5.5 gallons in a 6.5 gallon carboy. I pitched over 400 billions cells. I have a big bottle of water next to the fermentor in the same room. The water has been a steady 61-63 degrees, while the fermometer on the carboy reads 64F. Can I...

26 hours into fermentation and the highest my krausen got was 1.5 inches. For past brews, it was always about 3-5 inches high at this point. Using a big starter of Conan yeast at 66-68F. The airlock is bubbling steadily every second.

The difference about these Gigayeast Vermont Ale yeast packs is they supposedly contain 200 billion cells per pack, which is twice the amount of Wyeast 1056. Estimating 72% viability because of the date, I would be around 300 billion cells without the starter. So with a starter, there should...

With one pack of yeast or two? I have a 2000ml flask.

I used Mrmalty's yeast pitch rate calculator to determine how much Gigayeast Vermont Ale yeast I would need for a 1.074 IPA. I hope this attenuates down to 1.012-ish. The calculator suggested 1.2 liters of starter with the 2 packs, dated 12/29/15. Each pack says it contains 200 billion cells...

How many billion cells should I target for 5.5 gallons?

Mr. Malty is recommending 2 packs of Gigayeast Vermont Ale yeast for a 1.2 liter starter in a final volume of 5.5 gallons. 1 pack supposedly contains 200 billion cells. The date on the package is 12/29/15. Without accounting for the added liquid volume from the packs, I made a 1.5 liter...

I got 15 ml hop extract for $7, which is plenty for a bittering addition in a high gravity double IPA. Though you could go slightly higher. 12 oz. 2015 pellet hops were more than triple that price and used simply for whirlpool and dryhop. I get way more flavor and aroma that way without any of...

Most don't know this, but the trick is really zero boil hops. Use a ton of C02 hop extract at full rolling boil and then nothing until whirlpool and dryhop. I'm talking 4-5 oz. pellet hops for the whirlpool and 6-8 oz. for the dryhop. Since hops are reminiscent of delicate herbs like parsley...