kbmh
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I have an extract Pliny clone that had a robust fermentation for the week, then by day 14, the airlock was dead. On day 19 I dry hopped. On day 23, I moved the carboy to my in-law kitchen counter, getting ready to cold crash after everything settles from the (what I thought was) a gentle walk. This morning, I go down to the in-law unit to find that the airlock percolating every minute or so!
The OG was 1.073 and on dry hop day it was 1.020 which put it at around 7% ABV. I was expecting the FG to go to around 1.012 but since it wasn't doing anything airlock-wise for a week and a half I believed (wrongly/foolishly) that it was done. From dry hop time to before I moved the carboy the airlock was still dead but the move seemed to bring the fermentation back to life.
So, my question is, has anyone else had this happen to them after a possibly less than ginger move? I could guess that maybe between the dry hopping (adding oxygen during the 2 minutes it was uncapped) and the carboy move (exposing the beer to the dried kreusen/yeast) might have kick started it?
Zombie beer! Ack!
The OG was 1.073 and on dry hop day it was 1.020 which put it at around 7% ABV. I was expecting the FG to go to around 1.012 but since it wasn't doing anything airlock-wise for a week and a half I believed (wrongly/foolishly) that it was done. From dry hop time to before I moved the carboy the airlock was still dead but the move seemed to bring the fermentation back to life.
So, my question is, has anyone else had this happen to them after a possibly less than ginger move? I could guess that maybe between the dry hopping (adding oxygen during the 2 minutes it was uncapped) and the carboy move (exposing the beer to the dried kreusen/yeast) might have kick started it?
Zombie beer! Ack!