My first brew appears to have a second krausen?

[Brewsters billions]

Hello all, this is my first brew and my first post so ill put in as much info as i can think of.

Brewing a NE DIPA
- Using London III yeast (two packs).
- OG was 1.095.
- It has been sitting around 68F; 71F when it was at peak fermentation.

It looked to be done on day 8 so we racked it to a glass secondary, (did not do gravity readings). Day 9 so we dry hopped it with 6oz straight into the carboy (no bag). Day 10 and it had this heavy foam, which looks like a 2nd krausen.

- Last 3 gravity readings have been 1.036.

Can anyone tell me whats going on? Did I rack it too soon? Did it get infected?

 

[Bostrows128]

That looks like a lot of hops floating on top of the beer and no foam, hops don't normally sink they float. I don't know much about double IPAs nor do I know anything about NEDIPA but I do know that I think you fermented WAY to warm, however, I may be wrong. Your beer is sitting at 7.5% and has an apparent attenuation of 58% according to the brewer's friend ABV calculator so it may very well still be fermenting but for me, it's hard to tell.

 

[Bostrows128]

according to Wyeast that yeasts attenuation is 71-75% so you are a bit low by the looks of things so it may be fermenting yet.

 

[BrewInspector]

Looks like floating hops and some foam between the cones. Moving it to secondary occasionally produces visible signs of fermentation. (You don't mention a transfer on day 8-9 but mention racking) The process of adding the hops (and transfer if you did that) likely agitated it enough to stimulate a boost in the continued fermentation.

Yes, unless that temperature is specifically a part of making a NEIPA (I have never looked into making one) those temperatures are too high for most ales.

3 hydrometer readings taken when? Before the hop addition, after hops overt a different time?

 

[marjen]

I use WY1318 all the time. That is way too hot. Should be between 64-74. Ideally 66-72. That is probably dry hop matter on top but you probably have a little fermentation left.

 

[Brewsters billions]

Agh... This is what I get for feverishly blurting a question. Its been at 68-70F (dont know where i got 83). And also I was off on the SG, Its been at 1.036, going on 4 days now.

thanks for all the input and sorry for the incompetence.