Hefe Krausen not Dropped after 10 Days in Primary

[dficker]

Hey all,
I popped the lid to take a sample w/ my wine thief and expected the krausen to have fallen. The SG is around where i think it should be (OG: 1.054 FG should be 1.013-1.016); but that will be confirmed when I bottle. Plan on leaving it in for a total of 14 days before bottling.

I am not concerned, really, but just wanted some input so I can, you know, just have the knowledge of what is going on.

Austin Homebrew Bavarian Hefe, White Labs Liquid Hefewiezen Ale Yeast WLP300, no starter, pitched at 72 degrees, fermented at 68 mostly, and now rests at 66 degrees.

Anyway to get it to fall, cept time? I want to try to wash and reuse the yeast, so do I need to have it fall, or should I scrape it?

TIA

 

[PT Ray]

Leave it be. It sounds like you are only about a week in, think you're expecting too much. I try to leave my ales sit for 21 days before messing with them.

 

[RyanK2]

I use Wyeast Weihenstephan 3068 and it does the same thing. I'm 14 days in to one as of today at it still looks like a coconut creme pie in there.

 

[david_42]

Wheat improves head retention. Lots of wheat improves head retention lots. The krausen may not fall for months.

This is a feature, not a problem and the beer is done when the gravity is stable.

 

[mojotele]

The SG is around where i think it should be (OG: 1.054 FG should be 1.013-1.016); but that will be confirmed when I bottle.

Always confirm that the beer has reached FG before you take it out of the primary!

 

[dficker]

Always confirm that the beer has reached FG before you take it out of the primary!

Oh yeah, its still in the Primary

 

[bonzombiekitty]

It took my smoked porter over 10 days before it even began to drop the krauzen. There's still a little bit left. But that's gotta sit for at least another week so I'm in no rush.

 

[berley31]

Same thing happened to me... I started a Hefe recipe over two weeks ago, and it's still sitting in primary. It was actively bubbling in the airlock for a good 12 days before it stopped. I'm going to leave it another few days and then take a FG, so I'll likely be looking at 3 weeks primary... no big deal.

 

[GANGGREEN]

Yep, me too. I'm brewing my first batch after about a 15 year lay off. It's a honey wheat and I'm 17 days in with no drop of the kreusen. Based on activity in the airlock, the primary fermentation is either completetely done or very, very nearly done. I haven't taken a FG yet, I'll give it a few more days and then decide whether to bottle or rack to a secondary.