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I step mash with the last step being decoction. I started open fermenting right around the time I started step mashing, go figure.

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Well mostly for open fermentation purposes, but in closed ferments initially I don't because of blow out or clogged airlocks, happens everytime with my hefes. I thought about putting a lid/airlock on after the 3 days open but that would create pressure (i think) In the fermenter and push all...

So my hypothesis is that transferring after 3 days open to closed secondary @ 1.020 gravity will not result lower gravity at all, but just maybe leaving in primary an additional day or two will drop the gravity.

Hey folks. I got about 10 open ferments under my belt, mostly wheat beers. I only go 3 days to try and avoid contamination, and in every ferment I acheive 1.020 gravity, even post secondary for week or two. I'm thinking about trying 5 days open to try and reach a proper attenuation, around 1.010...

Well I pitched it in a batch and all seems good - on day 2 of an open fermentation. It came right to life after being out of the fridge for an hour. I poured most the water out, shook it up and pitched it. Nice creamy yeast smells good. Didnt use a yeast calculator, seems a little over pitched...

It didnt even drop a point in the secondary. Left it there for five days. Taste good just didnt attenuate fully. Its bottled, I will be popping a top soon in a few days here. Seems like most open ferments I see are averaging 1.018 - 1.020 after the 3 days so I suppose I was right there.

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Well its still bubbling along in secondary lol. Smells good and looks like it's still making a good amount of co2. Im gonna wait maybe another day to check it , dont wanna dink with it. Can't believe its been so active fermenting at 63*

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Should I pour the water out before pitching or Shake It Up and mix with the yeast

Looks like this...

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Ok I will use the rinsed yeast this time, then no rinse next time see what works best for me. Thanks

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Kind of a newb question, but can a yeast junkie tell me how to pitch yeast I have collected from my last batch? I collected it from an open ferment 5 days ago and put in a mason jar. I poured out all the wort that settled and rinsed with water 3 times, water clear now , yeast looks and smells...

Yes I could but I don't like that idea and here's why - Any contaminants or bacteria that were exposed to the krausen are now gonna be pressurized and push back into my beer if I put a lid on. That's why I ferment in the bottle bucket, to transfer the beer from under the fallen krausen and leave...

I hear you all on not rushing it trust me I won't. But the idea here originally was to bottle after primary and not do secondary. Unfortunately after the point of 3 days the krausen starts to fall and Leaving the beer susceptible. The result I was hoping for was reaching my target FG in primary...