bonecitybrewco
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Brewed two 5 gallon batches of Oktoberfast Ale on the weekend, my first time using S04. Wondering if this rate of fermentation is normal? OG was 1.060. Target FG is around 1.014-1.016
We brewed Saturday, had airlock activity within a few hours, and as of last night, beer was down to 1.022. Krausen formed and fell within 24 hours (crazy to me). Sample tasted amazing other than some slight yeasty/fruity smell. Ambient temp in location is around 65F. Was hoping to warm this up to around 72 and let the yeast clean up after itself after primary, but being almost there, I am wondering if the yeast will even be able to do that. The airlock bubbling rate has slowed down, so the yeast have obviously slowed down.
The interesting thing is the other batch has been sitting in a colder location and has a huge Krausen and is around the same gravity.
Any thoughts? Is this normal to almost ferment out in 3 days with S04? It's possible my temps were a bit on the high side, but with no obvious esters other than a yeasty smell, it seems unlikely, no?
We brewed Saturday, had airlock activity within a few hours, and as of last night, beer was down to 1.022. Krausen formed and fell within 24 hours (crazy to me). Sample tasted amazing other than some slight yeasty/fruity smell. Ambient temp in location is around 65F. Was hoping to warm this up to around 72 and let the yeast clean up after itself after primary, but being almost there, I am wondering if the yeast will even be able to do that. The airlock bubbling rate has slowed down, so the yeast have obviously slowed down.
The interesting thing is the other batch has been sitting in a colder location and has a huge Krausen and is around the same gravity.
Any thoughts? Is this normal to almost ferment out in 3 days with S04? It's possible my temps were a bit on the high side, but with no obvious esters other than a yeasty smell, it seems unlikely, no?