à Flannagáin
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I brewed a dunkel on Saturday, pitched my yeast in around 7 or 8PM? I used some washed Wyeast 3068. The starter went absolutely apesh*t so I expected a vigorous, mean fermentation. I woke up Sunday morning to see ZERO airlock activity and a clean airlock, no less (didn't have the right tube for a blow off, so expected the worst). I was a bit worried, "Why hasn't my fermentation even started yet? I pitched at about 75F the ENTIRE starter." There continued to be no airlock activity for the rest of the day, but what looked like the remainder of a krausen, so I decided not to worry too much.
Well, after giving it another day. This morning there was no airlock activity still, so I was a bit worried. I decided to take a gravity reading. ... 1.011!!! The fermentation is done? That means it was probably done in less than 12 hours after I pitched it. Absolutely unbelievable. OG was 1.042ish, possibly a little lower. Hydrometer sample tastes great
Well, after giving it another day. This morning there was no airlock activity still, so I was a bit worried. I decided to take a gravity reading. ... 1.011!!! The fermentation is done? That means it was probably done in less than 12 hours after I pitched it. Absolutely unbelievable. OG was 1.042ish, possibly a little lower. Hydrometer sample tastes great