Pressure Fermentation > 20psi

[ElliotFekete]

Hi,
I had a bit of a hiccup with my pressure fermenter and wanted to get an idea of what I can expect.

Basically I had run out of CO2 so I pitched the yeast and estimated the setting on my spunding valve. Then left it overnight and turns out I left the spunding valve way too tight and the pressure in the morning was off the scale. Pressure was likely approx 20-25psi. Maximum it could've been is 35psi (the prv trigger).

The yeast still is very active (it's omega lutra kviek) so no obvious effects to yeast health.

Thanks for your help!

 

[Gajol]

Hi

Dial it in now
You will get a good bewr out of it

The flavor might change a bit but you will be fine

 

[hotbeer]

You should expect to get beer. And hopefully it'll be good beer. Whether it is or isn't probably won't be any different chance than it is for those that don't pressure ferment, but had some glitch in the fermentation process.

You could add a tablespoon of sugar to it and everything will be great. But that might just be a placebo effect!

 

[wdavis2003]

I've no experience with Kviek under pressure but I've had lager yeast get to low 30's and it produced a fantastic beer.

 

[beersk]

Yeah, you'll be alright. I've recently fermented it under pressure in the 20+ PSI range and it ferments just fine with FGs of 1.008-1.010.

 

[odie]

just dial it down to whatever you originally wanted and let it finish out.

 

[Beerstein]

I once accidentally fermented kveik voss at 30 psi, turned it down when I found it. Was a fine beer.