guinnessface
Well-Known Member
Folks-
I'm at the end of the fermentation process for a 6 gal batch of breakfast porter. The OG before adding a pound of lactose at 5 min was 1.064, and 1.072 after the addition. II added a dormant starter of Cal V (made starter a week prior then had to postpone brew day) and 8 days later the gravity was 1.032. I re-agitated it in the conical and finally on Jan 3rd it's still 1.032.
Last year I made a similar batch and it went from 1.056 to 1.022. I'm thinking despite the higher OG of this batch and the lactose, I still think I have a stuck fermentation. I was thinking of drawing off some yeast, making another starter and re-adding it. My main concern there is contaminating the batch. I plan to keg the beer, so there won't be any additional ferm in the bottle.
Am I where I should be or am I off like I suspect? Is there anything else I can do besides adding another starter? Any advice would be most appreciated. I couldn't find a similar thread with my situation involving the lactose.
Cheers,
guinnessface
I'm at the end of the fermentation process for a 6 gal batch of breakfast porter. The OG before adding a pound of lactose at 5 min was 1.064, and 1.072 after the addition. II added a dormant starter of Cal V (made starter a week prior then had to postpone brew day) and 8 days later the gravity was 1.032. I re-agitated it in the conical and finally on Jan 3rd it's still 1.032.
Last year I made a similar batch and it went from 1.056 to 1.022. I'm thinking despite the higher OG of this batch and the lactose, I still think I have a stuck fermentation. I was thinking of drawing off some yeast, making another starter and re-adding it. My main concern there is contaminating the batch. I plan to keg the beer, so there won't be any additional ferm in the bottle.
Am I where I should be or am I off like I suspect? Is there anything else I can do besides adding another starter? Any advice would be most appreciated. I couldn't find a similar thread with my situation involving the lactose.
Cheers,
guinnessface