grnich
Well-Known Member
9 days ago, I boiled my wort, cooled it to about 70F, then pitched the yeast. It was a dry nottingham yeast. Instead of following the directions, I just pitched it dry. After a day, I had no activity at all, so I pitched another batch. After another day, I did get some fermentation. My OG was 1.045, after a few days of fermentation, it was down to 1.03. I thought, great.
Now, after 9 days, it's still 1.03, it's totally stuck. A couple of days ago, I pitched a third batch of yeast to try to unstick it and stirred the wort gently. Took a sample and it was sweet. According to the recipe, the FG should be about 1.02. However, I don't intend to waste time bottling a beer that's sweet and has 2% ABV. Plus they might explode.
I'm thinking I might not have aerated it well enough. Any suggestions on how to get it restarted? Also, it's in the primary fermenter, so I'm getting worried about contamination with opening the cover so much. If I can't ferment anymore, I'm cutting my losses.
Thanks!
Now, after 9 days, it's still 1.03, it's totally stuck. A couple of days ago, I pitched a third batch of yeast to try to unstick it and stirred the wort gently. Took a sample and it was sweet. According to the recipe, the FG should be about 1.02. However, I don't intend to waste time bottling a beer that's sweet and has 2% ABV. Plus they might explode.
I'm thinking I might not have aerated it well enough. Any suggestions on how to get it restarted? Also, it's in the primary fermenter, so I'm getting worried about contamination with opening the cover so much. If I can't ferment anymore, I'm cutting my losses.
Thanks!