Frost
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I brewed a holiday ale extract kit from midwest 2 weeks ago. I had real vigorous fermentation for two days then no airlock activity. I checked the gravity after 7 days and it read 1.026 so I thought it must be a stuck fermentation.
I repitched a new pack of muntons yeast and waited 3 more days. In the duration I saw VERY little airlock activity. I checked the gravity again and it read 1.026. I roused the yeast pretty vigorously and saw several bubbles in the airlock every few seconds for a minute or two then it subsided. After 4 more days the reading was still 1.026. I'm baffled. If anyone has any advice I would really appreciate it.
The recipe was:
6 lbs. Dark LME
3.3 lbs. Amber LME
8 oz. caramel 60(steeped)
8 oz. special B(steeped)
1 oz. Vanguard(60 minutes)
ginger,nutmeg, and cinnamon stick(10 minutes)
1 oz. cascade(2 minutes)
I repitched a new pack of muntons yeast and waited 3 more days. In the duration I saw VERY little airlock activity. I checked the gravity again and it read 1.026. I roused the yeast pretty vigorously and saw several bubbles in the airlock every few seconds for a minute or two then it subsided. After 4 more days the reading was still 1.026. I'm baffled. If anyone has any advice I would really appreciate it.
The recipe was:
6 lbs. Dark LME
3.3 lbs. Amber LME
8 oz. caramel 60(steeped)
8 oz. special B(steeped)
1 oz. Vanguard(60 minutes)
ginger,nutmeg, and cinnamon stick(10 minutes)
1 oz. cascade(2 minutes)