Sleepy Yeast?

[JAB]

Hey y'all ,

I brewed PG Saison back on11/19 and despite it happily gurgling along I racked it over to the secondary on the 24th. There may be a lesson here because since then there has been no visible signs of fermentation. OG was 1.076 and was fermenting in the primary at 70-72 deg. I have continued to maintain temp between 68 and 72 and last night I checked the SG and found it to be high for the elapsed time in the secondary, 1.026. I dont' think that I should bottle yet. I sampled my sample and it had a slight sweetness, mildly hopped with what I perceived as a sour note. I'm not well calibrated on the sour note however and although not identical to, I sensed a wee bit of that "band-aid" flavor that I have been exposed to in other homebrews. I used WLP565, Belgain Saison.

Any ideas on how to bring this brew to fruition?

Thanks!

 

[noobrich]

I personelly provide the best possible starter I can. I aerate(usually) maintain a constant temperature (crucial for lager's and ales as far as I am concerned.) I rarely even bother with taking final gravities. I have seen brewer's get stuck on this and leave it out to long. Wasting a decent beer.

Some times when I rack the beer this seems to create a situation where fermentation is reactivated a little.

As far as I am concerned there is nothing left to be done. Drink your beer. If your concerned. Get fresher yeast, get a larger better stepped up starter,aerate better, put in controls to maintain constant temperature for future beers.

This beer is done. Drink it. Make some notes and try to improve your next batch.

Good luck