Old Colonial Ale

[Shaffer1515]

I brewed an old colonial ale featured in an BYO and came out with a high gravity beer (1.070) yesterday and used WLP 007 with an expiration date of today and didn't get to make a starter for it the day before. I have a pack of dry Manchester yeast I am debating on aerating and pitching the dry yeast on top of the WLP007 because I am worried it just wont get the job done... thoughts?

 

[giraffe]

You underpitched. It may be fine, many times it is, it just takes a day or two longer. You could pitch the 2nd strain of yeast as well, rehydrate, but generally you dont want to aerate beer that has begun active ferementation.

 

[Shaffer1515]

I've seen some brewers use multiple yeast strands with big beers during a short period of time while the beer has a krausen and fermentation is really kicking...

I pitched the dry Manchester yeast about 10 hrs after the liquid. I took a reading yesterday (5 days after brewday) and I'm at 1.030ish and bubbling is slowing down. Moved it to a warmer space in the house (was previously at 67 degrees, now more close to 70) to see if it'll finish out but I'm getting a little worried itll get stuck.