JamesonFan
Well-Known Member
I brewed a Goose Island 312 Clone about a month ago as a BIAB, no sparge, and fermented with Wyeast 1272, a yeast I've used a few times and never had any problems. I hit my target OG of 1.045, let it ferment for almost a month at 68 degrees, and something never felt right. When I activated the smack pack, it never really inflated (I know it doesn't necessarily have to, but every other one I've had has inflated), and when I pitched it, a lot of the yeast was still in the little plastic bag inside the packet. I did end up getting that into the beer, but I should have figured it was going to be a bust.
It never really got going, and I never took a FG reading at any point after I thought fermentation was done until after I cold crashed it and got it ready for kegging. And it read 1.027 was the FG. It was supposed to get down to a 1.013. A solid 2.36% ABV beer there.
Problem is, I already force carbed it. I just figured I was going to accept the incomplete fermentation. Now I feel like I might have been able to save it if I brought it back to room temperature and repitched yeast. But now that it's carbonated, can I pitch a second packet of yeast and then rack it to another keg in a week or so?
I really don't want to throw this beer out, so I was wondering if there is anything that I can do to salvage it.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
It never really got going, and I never took a FG reading at any point after I thought fermentation was done until after I cold crashed it and got it ready for kegging. And it read 1.027 was the FG. It was supposed to get down to a 1.013. A solid 2.36% ABV beer there.
Problem is, I already force carbed it. I just figured I was going to accept the incomplete fermentation. Now I feel like I might have been able to save it if I brought it back to room temperature and repitched yeast. But now that it's carbonated, can I pitch a second packet of yeast and then rack it to another keg in a week or so?
I really don't want to throw this beer out, so I was wondering if there is anything that I can do to salvage it.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
