Grapetree3
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1) beer was pitched with WyeYeast California Lager at 1.050 measured on refractometer.
2) beer was transferred to secondary after two weeks. No measurement was taken at this time *yes I know that is bad. Yes I know I shouldn't have taken it off the yeast unless I knew it was done.*
3) realized my mistake. Bought and pitched a second bag of WyeYeast California Lager. Bought a hydrometer. Hydrometer reads 1.030, refractometer reads 1.038. One week later, no change to either reading.
4) bought a safale dry yeast. Pitched according to instructions. One week later, same measurements.
Temperature has been within limits of the yeasts the whole time.
What's going on here? The density indicates we still have sugar. Why aren't either of the two doses of yeast I gave it after transferring eating that sugar?
Unusual aspects of this recipe are high rye content, and it spent a couple of weeks on oak chips.
2) beer was transferred to secondary after two weeks. No measurement was taken at this time *yes I know that is bad. Yes I know I shouldn't have taken it off the yeast unless I knew it was done.*
3) realized my mistake. Bought and pitched a second bag of WyeYeast California Lager. Bought a hydrometer. Hydrometer reads 1.030, refractometer reads 1.038. One week later, no change to either reading.
4) bought a safale dry yeast. Pitched according to instructions. One week later, same measurements.
Temperature has been within limits of the yeasts the whole time.
What's going on here? The density indicates we still have sugar. Why aren't either of the two doses of yeast I gave it after transferring eating that sugar?
Unusual aspects of this recipe are high rye content, and it spent a couple of weeks on oak chips.