IPA 1.025 after one week fermenting

[kstiglich]

Hi folks,
I just brew my first IPA last week, and after one week at 59ºF~68ºF It has an initial strong fermentation but it reduce importantly on the last days. Actually, I reduce the temp during the last three days to 53ºF~59ºF. I just siphon it to the secondary fermenter but the gravity is on 1.025. Do you think that I need to pitch again, or do I have any chance to improve its fermentation?

By the way I will put my fermenter in a dark side in a 66ºF~71ºF, that is the upper limit of this yeast to let it work.

My original gravity was 1.043 and the yeast was US-05 Safale. I did an starter of 1.5 liters, and move the fermenter a little to improve the oxygen, but maybe not enough.

Regards,
Kenneth

 

[Evan_L]

Letting the temp go that low probably caused most of the yeast to drop out and the rest to go dormant. Putting it back in a warm spot should restart it, if after a week you don't see a change in gravity, I would think about repitching.