Carrollyn
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I’ve got a Tank 7 clone (5 gallons) in the fermenter, just past 2 weeks. Everything went perfectly, but I’m concerned that the gravity isn’t falling as quickly as I’d thought it should. I’ve made several of these before, but extract. The other difference was the yeast; I’d used Belle Saison, and it had finished up by 14 days. This time I used Wyeast 3724 Belgian Saison, with a 1.5 liter starter. My OG was 1.070, and I’m looking for 1.009 for FG. I started at 68° f and ramped up to 71° f. At one week it was 1.046, and now, at two weeks, it’s at 1.042. It looks good, smells good, tastes good, and there is a small amount of white foam and some light effervescent in the sample. Would you ramp up the temp more? To what? Is this just a slow yeast? Or is it going to need some help? I’d appreciate either reassurance or suggestions. (I did notice that the starter was not a monster, similar to other Belgians I’ve started)