a little background - the first was a nice ipa that started out at 1.065 and finished stuck at 1.020 (tastes good). Was a little too excited and brewed another before that one finished and it started at 1.055 and finished at 1.020 (a little sweet). I've been all over the boards and various sites and realized I underpitched my yeast significantly in the first two batches (i never made a starter).
So for my third beer I wasn't going to make that same mistake, but guess what, I'm stuck again. Here are the specifics:
WLP001 - made a liter starter according to beersmith instructions to get the proper amount of yeast.
Pitched the starter yeast at 70 degrees after aerating the crap out of by shaking the 6.5 gal carboy like madman for a couple minutes.
Fermented in a room that stays 63-69 degrees. On average its more around 67. First 4 days of fermentation it sounded like a machine gun the amount of bubbles blowing through the blow off tube. day 5 it stopped. Checked the gravity on day 7 and 8 both at 1.020. Day 8 i swirled and pitched a half starter I had in the fridge (same wlp001) and am raising the temp in the room to around 72. yes, i've read not to repitch, but I've got to do something. Twittling my thumbs hasn't worked
Like any new brewer I'm freaking out... again.
Thank you in advance, you guys have been a major help in learning how to brew. I appreciate it.
So for my third beer I wasn't going to make that same mistake, but guess what, I'm stuck again. Here are the specifics:
WLP001 - made a liter starter according to beersmith instructions to get the proper amount of yeast.
Pitched the starter yeast at 70 degrees after aerating the crap out of by shaking the 6.5 gal carboy like madman for a couple minutes.
Fermented in a room that stays 63-69 degrees. On average its more around 67. First 4 days of fermentation it sounded like a machine gun the amount of bubbles blowing through the blow off tube. day 5 it stopped. Checked the gravity on day 7 and 8 both at 1.020. Day 8 i swirled and pitched a half starter I had in the fridge (same wlp001) and am raising the temp in the room to around 72. yes, i've read not to repitch, but I've got to do something. Twittling my thumbs hasn't worked
Like any new brewer I'm freaking out... again.
Thank you in advance, you guys have been a major help in learning how to brew. I appreciate it.