Puff
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Hey everyone, I just want to start by saying I did use the search feature and read a lot of info.. maybe too much.. now I am confused.
I made an AHS Orange Creamsicle Ale extract brew kit. I used White Labs Cream Ale Yeast Blend and made a 1000ml starter. The estimated OG was supposed to be 1.056 but I ended up with OG 1.062. It has been sitting in the primary for 5 weeks now. I went to bottle today and the FG was at 1.022, the estimated FG was supposed to be 1.011.
So.. I panicked a little and before reading up on what to do I thought it would be a good idea to re-pitch with some Wyeast 1056 American Ale yeast that I had sitting in my fridge. The wyeast was from a washed yeast cake and I did not make a new starter when I re-pitched(probably a horrible idea)
To top it all off I had already added my priming sugar and the vanilla powder that came with the kit to 2cups of water and boiled and cooled it before I took my FG reading.
So my questions are did I screw up my brew by adding the American Ale yeast?
Should I add the sugar+vanilla to the brew and let it ferment out more to not waste the vanilla or should I just buy more vanilla powder?
I am still new to brewing.. this is only my 5th extract brew attempt and my first stuck fermentation so any information would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks for any replies!
I made an AHS Orange Creamsicle Ale extract brew kit. I used White Labs Cream Ale Yeast Blend and made a 1000ml starter. The estimated OG was supposed to be 1.056 but I ended up with OG 1.062. It has been sitting in the primary for 5 weeks now. I went to bottle today and the FG was at 1.022, the estimated FG was supposed to be 1.011.
So.. I panicked a little and before reading up on what to do I thought it would be a good idea to re-pitch with some Wyeast 1056 American Ale yeast that I had sitting in my fridge. The wyeast was from a washed yeast cake and I did not make a new starter when I re-pitched(probably a horrible idea)
To top it all off I had already added my priming sugar and the vanilla powder that came with the kit to 2cups of water and boiled and cooled it before I took my FG reading.
So my questions are did I screw up my brew by adding the American Ale yeast?
Should I add the sugar+vanilla to the brew and let it ferment out more to not waste the vanilla or should I just buy more vanilla powder?
I am still new to brewing.. this is only my 5th extract brew attempt and my first stuck fermentation so any information would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks for any replies!