hotcarl5150
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So I might be getting ahead of myself, but I need a rudder-steer. I've got an Irish Red Ale that's been in primary for almost 8 days. I took readings yesterday (day 7) and got an adjusted SG of 1.022 on the refractometer and 1.035 on the hydrometer.
I had pitched one vial of WLP004 Irish Ale Yeast with no starter, and from what I'm reading and getting from other posters here, I may have underpitched. I checked out MrMalty and it says that for an OG of 1.055 (my beer), I need 2.1 vials at 5gal to pitch with no starter, or 1 vial in 1.75L of starter.
So...my question is: can I pitch an additional vial if my gravity is still too high after 14 days? This recipe has a target FG of 1.013. I'm going to try and be patient until then and not worry, and of course have a homebrew, but what does the crowd think?
Thanks to all who have posted and helped thus far. This is a great resource!
I had pitched one vial of WLP004 Irish Ale Yeast with no starter, and from what I'm reading and getting from other posters here, I may have underpitched. I checked out MrMalty and it says that for an OG of 1.055 (my beer), I need 2.1 vials at 5gal to pitch with no starter, or 1 vial in 1.75L of starter.
So...my question is: can I pitch an additional vial if my gravity is still too high after 14 days? This recipe has a target FG of 1.013. I'm going to try and be patient until then and not worry, and of course have a homebrew, but what does the crowd think?
Thanks to all who have posted and helped thus far. This is a great resource!