Safale US-05 fermentation time

[Bayou Fatma Brewer]

How long would you let Safale US-05 ferment before cold crashing ? fermented at 65 degrees.
Seems to have finished now after 12 days.
thanx..
Cheers !

 

[BongoYodeler]

How long would you let Safale US-05 ferment before cold crashing ? fermented at 65 degrees.
Seems to have finished now after 12 days.
thanx..
Cheers !

When I use US-05 I usually let it go a few more days after it reaches FG.

 

[Bayou Fatma Brewer]

When I use US-05 I usually let it go a few more days after it reaches FG.

I understand. Guess I shoulda asked " how long did it take for your US-05 to ferment". Was looking for a general timeline. I’m unable to keep checking gravities on a 5 gallon batch.

 

[wepeeler]

I keg my US05 beers on day 14. Unless it's a big stout, then 21. Best to take a gravity reading 2 days in a row, but US05 is pretty consistent in my Pale Ales. Usually down to FG in 5ish days, then I ramp up to 68 for 2-3 days. That's only a week, so I figure the yeast will clean up anything else in another week.

 

[Bayou Fatma Brewer]

Thanks today is day 14 and will start a cold crash. It’s a Sierra Nevada Pale Ale
Cheers

 

[Bayou Fatma Brewer]

I keg my US05 beers on day 14. Unless it's a big stout, then 21. Best to take a gravity reading 2 days in a row, but US05 is pretty consistent in my Pale Ales. Usually down to FG in 5ish days, then I ramp up to 68 for 2-3 days. That's only a week, so I figure the yeast will clean up anything else in another week.

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Thanks today is day 14 and will start a cold crash. It’s a Sierra Nevada Pale Ale
Cheers

 

[mac_1103]

First time I used US-05 I bottled on day 14. Last time I used it I didn't cold crash until day 23. The last one is a lot cleaner than the first one was. The more I brew, the more patient I get. 'Cuz I don't run out of beer.

 

[hotbeer]

Most every batch I used US-05 on where clear within 3 weeks. No cold crashing necessary. Fermentation was over usually by day 4.

So somewhere in between if you are in a hurry.

 

[JoeSpartaNJ]

If dry hopping, I usually add them on day 7.

I usually keg on day 10

 

[ncbrewer]

If you bottle condition, you have to be more careful about fermentation being finished. If you bottle before it's finished, it will finish in the bottle - overcarb'd, gushers, and/or bottle bombs. I check gravity generally after 18 days and again 3 days later. If gravity is steady, beer is fairly clear, and gravity is in a reasonable range for FG, I bottle. If not, I wait and check again later. It's almost always ready by that time.

 

[superiorsat]

I always keg on day 13 with US-05. So cold crash the night of day 11, gelatin day 12.

 

[brewbama]

I keg when the beer has finished fermenting. When the Tilt flatlines it’s done. Usually after 5 days. The yeast will take care of byproducts in the keg. I cold crash in the keg under CO2 pressure as well. It’ll also clear in the keg while it’s carbonating.