Geoffrey006
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Hello,
I brewed on April 20th an ale with an OG of 1.046.
I pitched my 23L of wort (6 gallons) with only 1 pack WLP-029 liquid yeast and without doing a starter.
The fermentation started slow (no activity for 36/48h), but finished today at 1.010 after 7 days of active fermentation.
I fermented at 16/17°C (61/62°F)
I didn't know before, but I just looked at starter calculators, and the calculators are saying that I should have needed else 3 full packs of yeast, else 5L of starter.
How could my fermentation goes so well, if I under-pitched that much ?
What could be the consequences ? Too much esters ?
I brewed on April 20th an ale with an OG of 1.046.
I pitched my 23L of wort (6 gallons) with only 1 pack WLP-029 liquid yeast and without doing a starter.
The fermentation started slow (no activity for 36/48h), but finished today at 1.010 after 7 days of active fermentation.
I fermented at 16/17°C (61/62°F)
I didn't know before, but I just looked at starter calculators, and the calculators are saying that I should have needed else 3 full packs of yeast, else 5L of starter.
How could my fermentation goes so well, if I under-pitched that much ?
What could be the consequences ? Too much esters ?