bobeer
Fermentation Specalist
I brewed an english style bitter and thought I was pitching some washed s04 but after I pitched it I looked closer at the label on the jar and it said "s04 ?" I totally didn't see the '?' and would have probably waited to get the correct yeast to pitch. I'm afraid it's us05 and will attenuate too much and dry the beer out beyond my liking. The beer's og was only 1.035 and I mashed at 152 so it wont be the end of the world if it is us05; just not the beer I wanted to brew.
Now, I'm thinking if there's a way to stop fermentation before it reaches a too low terminal gravity but I'm more worried about off flavors from the yeast not being able to clean up or residual sweetness that wasn't consumed by the yeast. So, i think I'm just going to ride it out and hope it turns out drinkable and consider this a cheap lesson to up my yeast labeling game.
Now, I'm thinking if there's a way to stop fermentation before it reaches a too low terminal gravity but I'm more worried about off flavors from the yeast not being able to clean up or residual sweetness that wasn't consumed by the yeast. So, i think I'm just going to ride it out and hope it turns out drinkable and consider this a cheap lesson to up my yeast labeling game.