toddo97
Well-Known Member
A few weeks ago I brewed a Tart of Darkness clone that was designed as a 5 gallon batch. I had some extra grains laying around so I decided to bump it up a gallon and maybe increase the ABV. I used Wyeast 3763 roeselare blend with an airlock' but quickly had to swap it for a blow off because the fermentation went nuts. After about a week, I went back to an airlock so the total time in the fermenter was 22 days (two weeks at 65 and a week at 67). I transferred it to a carboy for aging today and ended up getting about 5 3/4 gallons. The OG was 1.094 but the FG ended up being 1.026. I had already transferred the beer to the secondary by then so i couldn't let it sit for another week so I convinced myself that it was ok and chalked it up to the extra ingredients outweighing the final volume. I harvested the yeast (for the first time-yay!) and put it in a 1.3 widemouth with an airlock and within an hour, the jar of sludge had active fermentation going. It's been happily bubbling along for 4 hours or so. Obviously i'll wait until it's done before i transfer it to mason jars and put them in the fridge but what should I do about the beer? There's no airlock activity going on so I can either do nothing or add some yeast. I have a pack of US-05 in my fridge as well as a vial of Brett Lambicus that I could add to see if that'll kick off a secondary fermentation.
