Secondary Krausen

[WRBrewer]

I am working on my experimental Chocolate Peanut Butter Porter. I racked it over to another fermenter (after sitting in the primary for two weeks) and added more Jiff Chocolate Peanut Butter powder. Later that day I looked in on it and there was what looked to be a full krausen. That was three days ago and it is now pretty much gone but it surprised me. on my schedule I am to bottle this on Wednesday.

Is this anything I need to be worried about? Do you think I am ok to bottle or do I need it to set longer. I had taken the OG but did not take another reading when racking over to a secondary.

I will say it is tasting really good and I cannot wait for the day I can crack a bottle open and enjoy it.

Thanks,
Will

 

[brhenrio]

Take hydrometer readings over 3 days and ensure they are the same to confirm fermentation has finished.

 

[RM-MN]

I am working on my experimental Chocolate Peanut Butter Porter. I racked it over to another fermenter (after sitting in the primary for two weeks) and added more Jiff Chocolate Peanut Butter powder. Later that day I looked in on it and there was what looked to be a full krausen. That was three days ago and it is now pretty much gone but it surprised me. on my schedule I am to bottle this on Wednesday.

Is this anything I need to be worried about? Do you think I am ok to bottle or do I need it to set longer. I had taken the OG but did not take another reading when racking over to a secondary.

I will say it is tasting really good and I cannot wait for the day I can crack a bottle open and enjoy it.

Thanks,
Will

Once you pitch the yeast you are on their schedule, not yours. Use your hydrometer to see what the yeast have for a schedule.:rockin:

 

[bobeer]

Is there any sugar in the the Jiff chocolate peanut butter powder? I'm assuming there is which is why the yeast went back to work. IDK how you'd get chocolate in there without any sugar and I know Jiff puts other stuff besides peanuts in their regular peanut butter.

 

[Casedeville]

Ingredients from Jiff Chocolate Peanut Butter Powder:
ROASTED PEANUTS, SEMISWEET CHOCOLATE (SUGAR, UNSWEETENED CHOCOLATE, DEXTROSE), SUGAR, COCOA PROCESSED WITH ALKALI, SALT.

The sugar is most likely what kicked off a second ferment and subsequent krausen.