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[flars]

The wort has been sitting for 1.5 weeks and I just realized the activated yeast is still in the fridge. What should I do?
Thanks

Check your wort for signs of infection, mold growing on top, take a sample and taste it. If it is not sweet, or tastes very sour, or tastes like vinegar, it may be infected.
Be sure to sanitize fermentor rim or carboy bung before opening. Sanitize sampling equipment.
Your yeast may also need a starter. Check the production date, if Wyeast, or expiration date, White Labs.
Report back after checking the wort and yeast. You may still be okay to get this beer going.

 

[JoeTrott]

Og was I guess I typed it wrong it was almost 2.0 to start and at finish it was .054 as in just above 0 using a hydrometer. I fermented at 70f for about 7 weeks or so. Watched the sg. Until it was stable for a week then bottled. I did my ipa the same day and it's done. After bottling I put in basement. Should I bring it back up?

 

[WayFrae]

Og was I guess I typed it wrong it was almost 2.0 to start and at finish it was .054 as in just above 0 using a hydrometer. I fermented at 70f for about 7 weeks or so. Watched the sg. Until it was stable for a week then bottled. I did my ipa the same day and it's done. After bottling I put in basement. Should I bring it back up?

The OG was likely 1.097 or something close to 1.1 not 2.0. If your beer finished at 1.054 that is very high and is likely a stalled fermentation. Be careful with the bottles if they are really at 1.054 you will likely have bottle bombs on your hands. Can you take a picture pointing to where the beer was on the hydrometer?

 

[Jim311]

Ha, this whole process turned into a train wreck. I can totally see myself doing something like this.


As for bottling, it should bottle condition at around 70 degrees, otherwise the yeast is going to go dormant and not carbonate the beer.

 

[JoeTrott]

When I get home tonight. Thanks

 

[Jim311]

Check your hydrometer too I think maybe you're reading it wrong. At least I hope you are, I'm not sure what you'd have to do to get a 2.0 OG. LOL.

 

[btbnl]

Brain-fart removed, but why don't I see a delete option when I use the edit/delete function?

 

[WayFrae]

Brain-fart removed, but why don't I see a delete option when I use the edit/delete function?

You can edit but only mods can delete.

 

[stillbillmd]

Joe, don't feel bad. I've got my first 20 gallons in various stages of fermentation/conditioning and just figured out last week that I was reading the hydrometer wrong (nor was I adjusting my readings for temp). Reading the numbers can be a little confusing until you get used to the decimal placement and translating to short hand.

 

[JoeTrott]

Thanks. I usually just look at the abv part. Now that I have it in front of me. Original grav was 1.154 or approx 20% finish was well between the 3 and 4% marks. Not sure how to read that mark. I took auto shop vs chemistry.

 

[Brauer]

No trying to be rude but I think Joe needs a little mentoring.

 

[JoeTrott]

Not rude a at all. I do. But I'll tell ya, i just kinda go to yhe grain house and grab a bag and start filling with various things go home and throw it all together and brew it. For the most part people love the results albeit there's no repeat performance bc i never revord it. I misplace stuff alot so i jusy roll with it. I just recenyly started snapping pics of what i do.

 

[zcfbhxzhg]

pitch the yeast... what are you gonna lose? if your sanitation is good I bet you are fine... some people store wort for months before pitching... granted they plan it and store it in a controlled container but I wager it is fine.

 

[BierGut]

A cherry stout sounds friggin amazing right now, wish I had one to drink. Couldn't imagine drinking a pint of unfermented 1.154 SG wort though like Joe did. Joe I see that earlier you posted that you're going to hold off on pitching the yeast in for future batches but I do not recommend doing that. This was a very interesting read and I'm chomping at the bit for pics Joe.

 

[Jim311]

Not rude a at all. I do. But I'll tell ya, i just kinda go to yhe grain house and grab a bag and start filling with various things go home and throw it all together and brew it. For the most part people love the results albeit there's no repeat performance bc i never revord it. I misplace stuff alot so i jusy roll with it. I just recenyly started snapping pics of what i do.

If you wrote stuff down you COULD repeat it, and there's not that much to write down anyway. Maybe your hop schedule and basic ingredients and amounts. Then if you make something that really kicks ass you can repeat it.

 

[flars]

Not rude a at all. I do. But I'll tell ya, i just kinda go to yhe grain house and grab a bag and start filling with various things go home and throw it all together and brew it. For the most part people love the results albeit there's no repeat performance bc i never revord it. I misplace stuff alot so i jusy roll with it. I just recenyly started snapping pics of what i do.

I think you should call your brew cave, "Wild Stallion Brewing".

 

[JoeTrott]

Lo. This bottle is carbonated. Maybe it was the bottle cap on the other?

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[JoeTrott]

And delicious