LHBS Bad Info I think..?

[bourkeco]

Have a beer called Evil Hipster that I added a extra pound of dextros to raise the ABV. to 6.5-7.0, Sg was 1.067 and I feel that it stalled 3wks in primary and racked into secondary and it was 1.021... has stayed there for one week.. called LHBS and the guy seemed as if he couldent be botherd and told me that There was nothing I could do... and chastised me for not adding more yeast in the begining.. (one of the other more helpful partners said that one packet of safebrew t58 would be fine) and from what Ive read here one pack should be fine.. and there was very! active fermentation for three days.. Im a little pissed that after all the money Ive spent there 4-5 hund in 4 weeks that there is a little pissy person on the other end of the phone whin I call for 2min of advise!!!!

 

[1Mainebrew]

Can you find a new LHBS? If not, I've had great success with farmhousebrewing, check the vendor section. They're great and cheap too!

 

[djsethall]

You could always ask questions here. It's free also

 

[lumpher]

too bad they're so pissy. when i was starting years ago, the owner of that lhbs was awesome. he spent almost an hour on the phone with me my first night of brewing, and his store was still open.

 

[scrambledegg81]

You could always ask questions here. It's free also

This.

And I'm pretty sure I would have double-pitched in that situation, but bad on the LHBS for not taking the time to help a loyal customer. Not sure which yeast you used, but in larger OG batches it's advisable to use a strain that has a higher alcohol tolerance and drops out later during fermentation.

 

[bourkeco]

and I thought that that most dry yeast was good to 1.080 or more??

 

[bourkeco]

Repitch?

 

[scrambledegg81]

In this situation I would pitch a second pack. Dry yeast needs to be a) re-hydrated properly with 90F water, and b) does better with a yeast starter (i.e. a few ounces of DME diluted in boiling water, cooled to room temperature, then pitched w/ the yeast to liven them up before tossing in the brew).

 

[Calder]

1.067 to 1.021 is 69%, although on the low end, that is close to the range of that yeast. Try adding something different if you add more yeast (something like Notty or S-05 to get some more attenuation).

1 pack at the beginning should have been good enough.

Adding the dextrose should have helped you get lower. I would have just added plain table sugar; it's a lot closer to Belgian Candi-sugar than corn sugar is.

 

[bourkeco]

Thats what I thought... why would the LHBS guy not give me that option?

In this situation I would pitch a second pack. Dry yeast needs to be a) re-hydrated properly with 90F water, and b) does better with a yeast starter (i.e. a few ounces of DME diluted in boiling water, cooled to room temperature, then pitched w/ the yeast to liven them up before tossing in the brew).

 

[bourkeco]

I love this place!!!!

1.067 to 1.021 is 69%, although on the low end, that is close to the range of that yeast. Try adding something different if you add more yeast (something like Notty or S-05 to get some more attenuation).

1 pack at the beginning should have been good enough.

Adding the dextrose should have helped you get lower. I would have just added plain table sugar; it's a lot closer to Belgian Candi-sugar than corn sugar is.

 

[scrambledegg81]

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