That’s similar to what I did. Put an airlock on my fermenter but didn’t put any liquid in it for the first 24 hours or so. Probably could have gone longer but last time I did 3 days and I think it was too long, it was basically done fermenting. Going to set this beer up for bottle conditioning...
so are you saying the fermentation could have stalled because I put the lid on too early? Most people doing Hefeweizen with this yeast aren’t doing open fermentation at all so I don’t see how it would cause that
Excellent, I will let it ride for a couple days, thank you!
EDIT: I just popped out my airlock and looked in the hole and the Krausen is probably 6 inches high at least, you are probably exactly right
I have definitely had gunk throw off my tilts but I think every time it made it read lower than actual not higher. I might be able to warm it up but shouldn’t 70 be plenty warm to keep that yeast happy?
I have a Hefeweizen fermenting that seems to have stalled out on me. I did a triple decoction with rests at 130, 145, 157, and 169. My OG was 1.052. I put in my tilt which read the OG as 1.048, it always seems to read a little lower than my hydrometer for some reason. One pure pitch pouch of...
I found some discoloring in my taps, the tower where the taps connect, and the barbs where my beer lines connect. Is this beer stone or corrosion and does it need to be replaced? The picture inside the tower where the taps connect is after a 1.5 hr PBW soak
My recipe is about 50% pils and 40% Munich. I wasn’t sure if decoction was traditional for the style. The BJCP guidelines usually say when decoction is traditional and I didn’t see mention of it for Baltic porter. I’ve been trying decoction on more styles but I didn’t want to do it for this if...
I’m not trying to debate the merits of decoction in general but is decoction character something that would be beneficial in a Baltic Porter? If you are someone who is anti decoction, would you put melanoidin malt in a recipe to make up for it or does the style not need those flavors?