peregrinebio
Well-Known Member
I'm brewing a beefed up version of the Kentucky Breakfast Stout clone for the 2nd time. 1st time went great, went from 1.11 to 1.029 with only a vial of WLP001 being pitched (forgot to make a starter until too late).
Anyhow this time I pitched a 1L starter of WLP001 into a 1.115 wort on July 24th. On Aug 15th the grav was only at 1.042 and I'm aiming for a 1.028 FG. I tried rousing with no success. On Aug 22nd the grav was the same so I pitched another 1L of WLP001, well aerated, and at high Krausen. As of today, 8/30, she hasn't budged.
So HBT help me choose my next step:
1. Make an even bigger starter with some Saf-05 I have on hand.
2. Order some WLP099 High Grav yeast to finish her off.
3. Wait two weeks until I rack my fresh hop ale, and transfer the stout to its yeast cake.
4. ???
CHEERS!!!
Anyhow this time I pitched a 1L starter of WLP001 into a 1.115 wort on July 24th. On Aug 15th the grav was only at 1.042 and I'm aiming for a 1.028 FG. I tried rousing with no success. On Aug 22nd the grav was the same so I pitched another 1L of WLP001, well aerated, and at high Krausen. As of today, 8/30, she hasn't budged.
So HBT help me choose my next step:
1. Make an even bigger starter with some Saf-05 I have on hand.
2. Order some WLP099 High Grav yeast to finish her off.
3. Wait two weeks until I rack my fresh hop ale, and transfer the stout to its yeast cake.
4. ???
CHEERS!!!