Rondacker
Well-Known Member
Well, I did Brad Smith's Wit recipe;
4.50 lb Pale Malt (2 Row) Bel (3.2 SRM) Grain 50.00 %
4.50 lb Wheat, Flaked (1.6 SRM) Grain 50.00 %
1.00 oz Goldings, East Kent [5.00 %] (60 min) Hops 16.7 IBU
0.75 oz Coriander Seed (Boil 5.0 min) Misc
0.75 oz Orange Peel, Bitter (Boil 5.0 min) Misc
1 Pkgs Belgian Wit Ale (White Labs #WLP400)
60 min Mash In Add 11.25 qt of water at 165.9 F 154.0 F
10 min Mash Out Add 6.30 qt of water at 196.6 F 168.0 F
Mash was a bit cool @152-deg
The Mash out was good @168-deg
I boiled for 60-min.
I got a post boil gravity of 1.035.
The volume was about 6 gallons. (I miss judged pre boil volume, I now have Bobby M's Sight glass.)
I think I had over 7-gal, pre boil.
I made a starter, and pitched about 4-cups.
Fermenting started quickly, with krausen blowing out of my 6.5-gal carboy.
The recipe said to rack to secondary after 4-days, I did this.
Gravity was at 1.030
Here's where I'm confused;
Fermenting started again, to the point where I have a thick head of Krausen, blowing out of the airlock. Obviously, I should have kept it in the primary. It's still cranking away, with a good head of krausen, and airlock activity.
Should I re-rack to a tertiary fermentor, or leave alone?
I won't get to bottle for another week.
Will it be OK to let it ride?
Any suggestions as to why this occurred?
Thanks
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4.50 lb Pale Malt (2 Row) Bel (3.2 SRM) Grain 50.00 %
4.50 lb Wheat, Flaked (1.6 SRM) Grain 50.00 %
1.00 oz Goldings, East Kent [5.00 %] (60 min) Hops 16.7 IBU
0.75 oz Coriander Seed (Boil 5.0 min) Misc
0.75 oz Orange Peel, Bitter (Boil 5.0 min) Misc
1 Pkgs Belgian Wit Ale (White Labs #WLP400)
60 min Mash In Add 11.25 qt of water at 165.9 F 154.0 F
10 min Mash Out Add 6.30 qt of water at 196.6 F 168.0 F
Mash was a bit cool @152-deg
The Mash out was good @168-deg
I boiled for 60-min.
I got a post boil gravity of 1.035.
The volume was about 6 gallons. (I miss judged pre boil volume, I now have Bobby M's Sight glass.)
I think I had over 7-gal, pre boil.
I made a starter, and pitched about 4-cups.
Fermenting started quickly, with krausen blowing out of my 6.5-gal carboy.
The recipe said to rack to secondary after 4-days, I did this.
Gravity was at 1.030
Here's where I'm confused;
Fermenting started again, to the point where I have a thick head of Krausen, blowing out of the airlock. Obviously, I should have kept it in the primary. It's still cranking away, with a good head of krausen, and airlock activity.
Should I re-rack to a tertiary fermentor, or leave alone?
I won't get to bottle for another week.
Will it be OK to let it ride?
Any suggestions as to why this occurred?
Thanks
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