I've brewed 2 NEIPA's with Voss Kveik and I am probably going to continue to use it as it gets beer in my kegerator super quickly and tastes great.
My problem is I am not getting full attenuation. I'm pretty sure it's partly (or fully) because I did not use any temperature control, I bought the yeast during the summer where its super hot here but I didnt have the opportunity to use it while it was hot out for fermenting. I pitch at around 100F and it rips through the sugars until it cools down to around 80F and then it quickly tapers off, leaving me at around 60% attenuation. For my latest batch, after the fact, I gave it some heat to bring it back up to 95F and I got around 0.05 more gravity points, but it's still ending at session-level ABV -- I was hoping it would ramp up again for a few more hours but no dice.
For my next batch I am going to keep it warm throughout as I am hoping the cool down is making the yeast stop. Does anyone have any experience with this?
https://www.brewersfriend.com/homebrew/recipe/view/1252618/galaxy-neipa
Grain bill:
7 lbs 2-row
3 lbs golden promise
3 lbs wheat malt
30 minute boil
OG 1.065
Expected FG is 1.012 but I finished up at 1.021 leaving me at 5.78 ABV.
The FG was measured using a RAPT pill, so hopefully it's off a little bit (for the better).
My problem is I am not getting full attenuation. I'm pretty sure it's partly (or fully) because I did not use any temperature control, I bought the yeast during the summer where its super hot here but I didnt have the opportunity to use it while it was hot out for fermenting. I pitch at around 100F and it rips through the sugars until it cools down to around 80F and then it quickly tapers off, leaving me at around 60% attenuation. For my latest batch, after the fact, I gave it some heat to bring it back up to 95F and I got around 0.05 more gravity points, but it's still ending at session-level ABV -- I was hoping it would ramp up again for a few more hours but no dice.
For my next batch I am going to keep it warm throughout as I am hoping the cool down is making the yeast stop. Does anyone have any experience with this?
https://www.brewersfriend.com/homebrew/recipe/view/1252618/galaxy-neipa
Grain bill:
7 lbs 2-row
3 lbs golden promise
3 lbs wheat malt
30 minute boil
OG 1.065
Expected FG is 1.012 but I finished up at 1.021 leaving me at 5.78 ABV.
The FG was measured using a RAPT pill, so hopefully it's off a little bit (for the better).
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