hotcarl5150
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Hey everyone. I put an Irish Red Ale into primary 7 days ago with an OG of 1.055. I just checked it today and it's only at 1.035. I posted a few days ago about my WLP004 Irish Ale Yeast taking off quickly and then falling off, which sounds like a normal thing for that strain given your replies. I'm new to this, and I've done my homework, but I don't want to jump the gun if more patience is required.
I mashed in at 153, and my final mash temp was about 150 after 60 minutes. It was a really cold day and I was in the garage, so I'm sure that accounts for the heat loss. I don't think the wort is chock full of dextrins given the mash temp, but am I missing something?
I've kept the primary fermenter in the 68-70 range the whole time, but it did spike to 72 when the WLP004 took off. No big deal, I think. I'm inclined to rack to secondary just to agitate the wort and maybe reinvigorate the yeast. Aside from that, it looks and tastes really good, just currently has too high of a gravity. I confirmed it with refractometer and hydrometer. They're within .001 of each other, so I'm confident that my gear is good.
Again, only been in primary for 7 days. Do I just need to sit on my hands?
Thoughts? Any help is much appreciated. Thanks in advance, everyone!
I mashed in at 153, and my final mash temp was about 150 after 60 minutes. It was a really cold day and I was in the garage, so I'm sure that accounts for the heat loss. I don't think the wort is chock full of dextrins given the mash temp, but am I missing something?
I've kept the primary fermenter in the 68-70 range the whole time, but it did spike to 72 when the WLP004 took off. No big deal, I think. I'm inclined to rack to secondary just to agitate the wort and maybe reinvigorate the yeast. Aside from that, it looks and tastes really good, just currently has too high of a gravity. I confirmed it with refractometer and hydrometer. They're within .001 of each other, so I'm confident that my gear is good.
Again, only been in primary for 7 days. Do I just need to sit on my hands?
Thoughts? Any help is much appreciated. Thanks in advance, everyone!