nspringstead
Active Member
So I'm brewing an All-Grain Irish red ale (kit from NB) 5 gallon batch, using Wyeast Irish Ale yeast that was a washed sample (used a starter).
The starter didnt take off like normal or Krausen like my previous starters but after two days of swirling I had a huge yeast cake at the bottom and could see activity in starter so I had no real worries there.
Well I pitched the yeast at about 65 F (both starter and wort) and let it go. OG was 1.053 on 6/10/11.
Im using the a three piece airlock and 6.5 ale pale. The bubbling didnt take off until 6/12, but I could see Krausen developing on the side of the bucket before I saw bubbling.
On 6/14 or four days, I didnt see any activity in the airlock for the few minutes I was watching it ( 10 or so min.) On 6/15 I took a hydrometer reading and it was at 1.022-1.023 so I was feeling pretty good about the drop. But the Krausen was basically gone and only a little bubbles and yeasties were at the surface. I checked it again two days later and the gravity was about 1.020 or 1.021.
Last night 6/19 the gravity was 1.018
Im thinking I getting there but the lack of airlock activity has me wondering about my process if there is a small leak for gases to vent somewhere else or what.
fermenting at 62/63 F
This is only the second time I used this yeast and last time I know it took off like a rocket and the krausen dropped in 3 to 4 days also but I was fermenting at 68 or so with that.
Should I be concerned about anything, just trying to get setup for the next brew day (this weekend or next) and want to take care of this issue and if I should save this yeast since not sure on the activity level of them.
Thanks
The starter didnt take off like normal or Krausen like my previous starters but after two days of swirling I had a huge yeast cake at the bottom and could see activity in starter so I had no real worries there.
Well I pitched the yeast at about 65 F (both starter and wort) and let it go. OG was 1.053 on 6/10/11.
Im using the a three piece airlock and 6.5 ale pale. The bubbling didnt take off until 6/12, but I could see Krausen developing on the side of the bucket before I saw bubbling.
On 6/14 or four days, I didnt see any activity in the airlock for the few minutes I was watching it ( 10 or so min.) On 6/15 I took a hydrometer reading and it was at 1.022-1.023 so I was feeling pretty good about the drop. But the Krausen was basically gone and only a little bubbles and yeasties were at the surface. I checked it again two days later and the gravity was about 1.020 or 1.021.
Last night 6/19 the gravity was 1.018
Im thinking I getting there but the lack of airlock activity has me wondering about my process if there is a small leak for gases to vent somewhere else or what.
fermenting at 62/63 F
This is only the second time I used this yeast and last time I know it took off like a rocket and the krausen dropped in 3 to 4 days also but I was fermenting at 68 or so with that.
Should I be concerned about anything, just trying to get setup for the next brew day (this weekend or next) and want to take care of this issue and if I should save this yeast since not sure on the activity level of them.
Thanks
