This all started with my BB Dunkelweizen having a very slow start to fermentation.
See my sticky thread post here
Anyway, this thing is still not done! I brewed this beer on 10/07/2008 (OG=1.054). As I normally give my beers around 3 weeks in primary, last week on 10/28 I was going to try to bottle, but the SG was still at 1.030. Bottling plans were cancelled for the evening.
It seems that my moving the bucket up onto my table and back woke the yeast back up as there's been a consistent pressure bulge on the lid and even an occasional bubble in the airlock over the last week.
Tonight I bottled my MWS Honey Amber Ale and thought I'd check the SG on the Dunkelweizen again and see if I could bottle it too. SG was down to 1.020 so it's making progress. Target FG is 1.010 - 1.014 so maybe another week!
My question is -- does this happen often? I've done nearly 30 batches so far and never had this before. What is the cause -- perhaps a bad pack of yeast (Danstar Munich) with low active cell count? Fermentation temps are a consistent 69-70 degrees F.
See my sticky thread post here
Anyway, this thing is still not done! I brewed this beer on 10/07/2008 (OG=1.054). As I normally give my beers around 3 weeks in primary, last week on 10/28 I was going to try to bottle, but the SG was still at 1.030. Bottling plans were cancelled for the evening.
It seems that my moving the bucket up onto my table and back woke the yeast back up as there's been a consistent pressure bulge on the lid and even an occasional bubble in the airlock over the last week.Tonight I bottled my MWS Honey Amber Ale and thought I'd check the SG on the Dunkelweizen again and see if I could bottle it too. SG was down to 1.020 so it's making progress. Target FG is 1.010 - 1.014 so maybe another week!
My question is -- does this happen often? I've done nearly 30 batches so far and never had this before. What is the cause -- perhaps a bad pack of yeast (Danstar Munich) with low active cell count? Fermentation temps are a consistent 69-70 degrees F.
