Just finished my Belgian white.

[RM-MN]

I've heard that the Belgian Wit yeast can be a slow one and mine seems to be following that. Into the fermenter before noon on Tuesday and still slowly bubbling today, the fifth day. With an OG of 1.040, yours should ferment out more yet. Give it time. If you started it pretty cool, now might be a good time to bring that temperature up.

 

[tackett]

What is the FG supposed to be?

 

[Cider123]

I just made a Wit with Wyeast 3944. It fermented out well at 63 degrees most of the time. I left it in primary for 3 weeks before bottling. It had a OG of 1.042 and a FG of 1.010 after a week but still let it sit for 2 more weeks based on advice from here.

The one thing that spooked me was your comment about using blench in the airlock. I know generally that won't reach your brew but I've never seen folks talk about using bleach so close to beer. I wonder what folk's thoughts are on that? It just sounds like a chance for trouble. I've put a mix of starsan and water and also cheap vodka in the airlock before.

 

[tackett]

I dumped the bleach water in the airlock and filled it up with starsan from the spray bottle.

 

[tackett]

Ok.

So I just realized after looking at the prep date based on this thread that its only been in the fermenter for 11 days.....feels like forever.

I pulled the dry hop bag out. I was dry hopping with 1oz of leaf citra hops. When I tasted it, it seemed much more bitter than I want. It has that citra grapefruit taste. So I yanked the bag. I didn't think that dry hopping was supposed to add any bitterness? Or is it something else causing it? It's not a bad taste, just not what you want in a Belgian wit.

But anyway.

I don't even know why I'm taking gravity readings this early, but fermentation is still going strong. 1.014 from 1.040. Which is down from 1.020 last week. I'm hoping to get it 1.010.

I'm just going to stop screwing with it until at least next weekend. Next sat. That will make day 21. Hopefully I can bottle by then.

 

[RIC0]

tacket you better get another primary or two, more kits and get a pipeline going or your gonna go nutz...

I'm no mega brewer but I got 2 primaries fermenting at all times and now have 3. Gettin another one tomorrow while I'm actually out of the house working and not at home working...:rockin:

 

[tackett]

I only have two going right now.

Patience is not one of my virtues.

In fact, I am probably the world most impatient person. The only way I'm making it through this is buying the ole panst standby....