I made Holiday Ale 3 weeks ago from an extract kit from Midwest. When I finished, I put the pot in my sink as usual to cool down. Apparently, I didn't have enough ice or didn't wait long enough for it to cool down, because I wasn't getting a reading on my thermometer when I moved it to the fermentation bucket.
I had to leave my house in a few minutes, and the beer didn't feel especially warm, so I figured it was just a few degrees. I pitched the yeast, and left it to ferment. After a week, the gravity was 1.026 and after 3 weeks, it is 1.024. The FG is supposed to be between 1.012 and 1.018.
It looks like the yeast was ruined by pitching when the wort was too warm. Question is, can I just purchase new yeast of the same type and throw it in the secondary to complete the fermentation?
Thanks
I had to leave my house in a few minutes, and the beer didn't feel especially warm, so I figured it was just a few degrees. I pitched the yeast, and left it to ferment. After a week, the gravity was 1.026 and after 3 weeks, it is 1.024. The FG is supposed to be between 1.012 and 1.018.
It looks like the yeast was ruined by pitching when the wort was too warm. Question is, can I just purchase new yeast of the same type and throw it in the secondary to complete the fermentation?
Thanks