AnchorBock
Well-Known Member
I did my first all grain batch 11 days ago, ended up at 1.050 (was aiming for about 1.055, but ended up with about 6.5 gallons in the carboy when I was aiming for 5.5 gallons - started with too much water I guess). Made an oatmeal stout. I pitched a 2 liter starter with WL002 at 70F. Beer has maintained a temp of 66-68F for 11 days now. I am now at 1.025 and have been for 3 days now. I roused the yeast yesterday by stirring the cake at the bottom - no change so far.
I fear I did not oxygenate enough and that is why this happened (I merely had the racking tube just below the carboy mouth and it did not foam much), what are other likely causes?
I'm debating how to go about trying to get the beer to finish closer to 1.015, I am brewing this weekend so I could rack onto that cake as I have seen others suggest, but not for about 2 more weeks. I could also pitch more yeast, if so should I just make a bigger starter for this weekend (using WL005 British Ale) and add some of that - or should I use dry champagne yeast as some suggest?
I've also seen many suggest raising the temp, but I don't have a good way to do that yet - haven't built a fermentation chamber for heat yet. I suppose I could stick it in a closet with a space heater?
Any other ideas?
I fear I did not oxygenate enough and that is why this happened (I merely had the racking tube just below the carboy mouth and it did not foam much), what are other likely causes?
I'm debating how to go about trying to get the beer to finish closer to 1.015, I am brewing this weekend so I could rack onto that cake as I have seen others suggest, but not for about 2 more weeks. I could also pitch more yeast, if so should I just make a bigger starter for this weekend (using WL005 British Ale) and add some of that - or should I use dry champagne yeast as some suggest?
I've also seen many suggest raising the temp, but I don't have a good way to do that yet - haven't built a fermentation chamber for heat yet. I suppose I could stick it in a closet with a space heater?
Any other ideas?