Swamp Donkey
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Hi all. I have only been brewing for a few months now and I have only been doing one gallon batches. For my 6th brew, I decided to try a NEIPA and wouldn't you know they were out of London III so I grabbed the 1968 ESB because I wanted to brew in short order. My brew went well and I treated my water for the first time. This was also the first time I used a smack pack. I popped the nutrient about 3 hours before pitch.
My OG was about 2 points high (1.056), but nothing crazy. I pitched 2/3 of the pack at 64 degrees into a climatized freezer and the pack was swollen from the nutrient. Here I am 20 hours later and I noticed that it sucked a couple ounces of star san water into the fermentor and there is no sign of active fermentation except a decent cake at the bottom of the fermentor and a small Krausen. I decided to take a reading and my corrected value was 1.046.
I guess I was expecting to see a lot more activity at this time from a yeast that was primed with nutrients and was ready to go. I'm concerned that it just petered out. My other brews were all very vigorous at this point. I was looking to dry hopping at the back end of primary so now I'm just looking for thoughts.
I appreciate your help.
My OG was about 2 points high (1.056), but nothing crazy. I pitched 2/3 of the pack at 64 degrees into a climatized freezer and the pack was swollen from the nutrient. Here I am 20 hours later and I noticed that it sucked a couple ounces of star san water into the fermentor and there is no sign of active fermentation except a decent cake at the bottom of the fermentor and a small Krausen. I decided to take a reading and my corrected value was 1.046.
I guess I was expecting to see a lot more activity at this time from a yeast that was primed with nutrients and was ready to go. I'm concerned that it just petered out. My other brews were all very vigorous at this point. I was looking to dry hopping at the back end of primary so now I'm just looking for thoughts.
I appreciate your help.