Brewed up a session hazy 2 weeks ago and decided to use WLP067 for my yeast. I usually like to use imperial juice in my hazy's, but my harvested juice yeast was pretty old in generations, and just old in general. I didn't have time to build it back up in a starter, so I decided to try something different this time. I went with WLP067 because it was readily available at my LHBS. I have used this yeat once or twice before maybe 5 or 6 years ago and remembered it being pretty good.
However, this time around I don't remember having the same experience. It has been two weeks in the fermenter now and it is still gasing off enough to build up a good amount of pressure. I've seen a lot of people say this yeast is super slow and took forever to finish, but i am thinking they might be done for me. I am just not sure though from how much it is still off-gasing.
I am wanting to produce a 4%-ish abv hazy that still has all the qualities and mouthfeel of a regular/higher abv one. I like my hazys to finish around 1.020 - 1.022, so I mashed at 160 F in hopes to still have a decently high final gravity on a low starting gravity beer. My gravity readings are:
OG - 1.047
FG - 1.022
Beersmith estimated me to finish around 1.014, but I have been sitting around 1.022 for 4-5 days now. I think it's done, but just not completely sure from the amount off-gasing happening. Final gravity has been consistent for almost a week now, pH has been consistent for about a week now, no off flavors, and I did not detect any diacetyl in a forced diacetyl test.
No starter was used on this batch. Aerated with pure o2 for about a minute at 1 liter p/m. Fermented at 70 F and closed the blow off at day 7 to caputre remaining co2 and prep for soft crash and dry hop. Several days later it built up to 10psi. Been holding it around 10 psi since with my spunding valve and its still gasing off a good amount.
Everything in my mind points to it being done, so I decided to soft crash it and get ready to start dumping yeast and dry hoping.
Anyone use this yeast before and have similar experience with it, or similar experience in general? I've never really experienced this much co2 off gas after fermentation was supposedly done for this length of time. Unless they were still working?
However, this time around I don't remember having the same experience. It has been two weeks in the fermenter now and it is still gasing off enough to build up a good amount of pressure. I've seen a lot of people say this yeast is super slow and took forever to finish, but i am thinking they might be done for me. I am just not sure though from how much it is still off-gasing.
I am wanting to produce a 4%-ish abv hazy that still has all the qualities and mouthfeel of a regular/higher abv one. I like my hazys to finish around 1.020 - 1.022, so I mashed at 160 F in hopes to still have a decently high final gravity on a low starting gravity beer. My gravity readings are:
OG - 1.047
FG - 1.022
Beersmith estimated me to finish around 1.014, but I have been sitting around 1.022 for 4-5 days now. I think it's done, but just not completely sure from the amount off-gasing happening. Final gravity has been consistent for almost a week now, pH has been consistent for about a week now, no off flavors, and I did not detect any diacetyl in a forced diacetyl test.
No starter was used on this batch. Aerated with pure o2 for about a minute at 1 liter p/m. Fermented at 70 F and closed the blow off at day 7 to caputre remaining co2 and prep for soft crash and dry hop. Several days later it built up to 10psi. Been holding it around 10 psi since with my spunding valve and its still gasing off a good amount.
Everything in my mind points to it being done, so I decided to soft crash it and get ready to start dumping yeast and dry hoping.
Anyone use this yeast before and have similar experience with it, or similar experience in general? I've never really experienced this much co2 off gas after fermentation was supposedly done for this length of time. Unless they were still working?
