I hadn't brewed in years until reading about Kveik Ale Yeast and it's ability to ferment fast at higher temperatures. Decided to get back into brewing by brewing 2 1 gallon batches pitched with LalBrew Kveik Ale Yeast Voss (rehydrated per packet instructions). I used 1/5th of the 11G packet per 1 gallon batch based on the full packet being the suggested amount for 5 gallons.
I placed each 1 gallon fermentor in a room of my house where the wood pellet stove maintains the temperature at 78-80 degrees at all times. Lots of activity early on but only for a short period of time (maybe overnight). The krausen has settled (maybe only after I shook up a bit) and I do have trub in the bottom of my fermenters, yet the beer is definitely not the clear result that I'm used to after using SafALE US-04 in the past and letting it sit for 30 days.
-Would it make sense to just let the beer sit for quite a while longer than the few days the Kveik is supposed to take (How long?)?
-Should I pitch an additional amount of Kveik and see if I get more activity?
-Any other ideas for a novice to know if and when this Kveik is done?
I placed each 1 gallon fermentor in a room of my house where the wood pellet stove maintains the temperature at 78-80 degrees at all times. Lots of activity early on but only for a short period of time (maybe overnight). The krausen has settled (maybe only after I shook up a bit) and I do have trub in the bottom of my fermenters, yet the beer is definitely not the clear result that I'm used to after using SafALE US-04 in the past and letting it sit for 30 days.
-Would it make sense to just let the beer sit for quite a while longer than the few days the Kveik is supposed to take (How long?)?
-Should I pitch an additional amount of Kveik and see if I get more activity?
-Any other ideas for a novice to know if and when this Kveik is done?