Mer-man
Well-Known Member
Hi folks, I am looking for thoughts on correlating fermentation activity level here.
I pitched a vial of 090 into 15L of 1.040 wort, aerated, at 17 degrees C, in a bucket. According to Mr Malty that's a decent under pitch.
The weird thing is that the Krausen was so small and I got no airlock activity that I saw, but it was in the fermentation chamber.
So I assumed it had failed. But on day 3 I moved it to 21 degrees in the morning and took a sample to see what was up that evening. And it had fermented down to 1.012.
In your experience, do these facts line up?
A mild ferment, but a ferment nonetheless?
I did this beer to try a recipe and to build up a colony of wlp090.
Cheers!
I pitched a vial of 090 into 15L of 1.040 wort, aerated, at 17 degrees C, in a bucket. According to Mr Malty that's a decent under pitch.
The weird thing is that the Krausen was so small and I got no airlock activity that I saw, but it was in the fermentation chamber.
So I assumed it had failed. But on day 3 I moved it to 21 degrees in the morning and took a sample to see what was up that evening. And it had fermented down to 1.012.
In your experience, do these facts line up?
A mild ferment, but a ferment nonetheless?
I did this beer to try a recipe and to build up a colony of wlp090.
Cheers!