Belgian Triple Fermentation

[Sabimkbrewer]

I brew a Belgian Triple (brewer's Best) on 1-23-16 (16 days as today). Fermenting in the carboy since then. I don't see movement on the carboy or coming from the airlock, except small strip of yeast on top where the beer starts.

It has been in my basement closet on a temperature of 63 to 68 F for all this time, I read on this forum some folks suggested to bring it to a higher temperature room around 78sh-80 F after 12 plus days.

I did that, 24 hours ago, I want to know if you think is good for bottle carbonation? moving the fermented carboy to 78 could have damage this batch, should I bring it back down to basement 63-68F ?

Thanks for your help

Mk

 

[IslandLizard]

You never saw any activity during the past 3 weeks? The little foamy yeast floating on the top is evidence something bigger happened. Maybe you missed it.

It should be done by now. Heating it a bit after most (80%) of the fermentation has completed helps to attenuate the last few points left and condition the beer, cleaning up byproducts created earlier on. So leave it at 78 for a few days is good. Take a gravity reading and another one 3 days later. Only if both are the same and they are near your expected final gravity it is safe to bottle.

 

[Calder]

Check the gravity. If it is at the kit recommendation, you are good to bottle. If it is different, leave it and check in 2 days. If stable, bottle, if lower, let it go more.

 

[Sabimkbrewer]

You never saw any activity during the past 3 weeks? The little foamy yeast floating on the top is evidence something bigger happened. Maybe you missed it.

It should be done by now. Heating it a bit after most (80%) of the fermentation has completed helps to attenuate the last few points left and condition the beer, cleaning up byproducts created earlier on. So leave it at 78 for a few days is good. Take a gravity reading and another one 3 days later. Only if both are the same and they are near your expected final gravity it is safe to bottle.

Thanks for the reply, I did see a lots of movement, I even had to setup a blow-off OG was 1.070 and FG was 1.010 x 131.25=7.8% - I found it a little high, but at this point it's set for carbonation.


Mk