wherestheyeast
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I attached two photos of a Saison fermenting with W3711 two days after pitching. I've never used this yeast before & was wondering if this looks normal.
Wyeast 3711 - Normal?
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wherestheyeast
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I've just never seen these big airy bubbles during fermentation before.
And I made a yeast starter in the same flask as Roselare. (of course the flask was cleaned & sanitized; even boiled some water in the flask before using).
And I made a yeast starter in the same flask as Roselare. (of course the flask was cleaned & sanitized; even boiled some water in the flask before using).
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***This post is to serve as record keeping for me & "reporting" for others who might be interested***
As an update, I took a gravity reading today (day 12) & of course tasted the sample.
SG was 1.045
FG was 1.002
I've read that 3711 could go that low, but I wasn't really expecting it!
The hydrometer sample was very pleasant. Not much "funkiness" but it seemed to be a pretty decent saison.
This was my first beer in my STC-1000 controlled chest freezer. I started at 65*F and ramped it to 68F upon evidence of krausen, then 1* per day till 75*F. Krausen never really got "big" (only about an inch or so above the wort) and settled pretty rapidly (by day 5).
This was a BIAB batch. I used a starter. I used pure O2 for about 45 seconds.
I'm gonna let it sit at 70F until day 21, take another reading then package.
As an update, I took a gravity reading today (day 12) & of course tasted the sample.
SG was 1.045
FG was 1.002
I've read that 3711 could go that low, but I wasn't really expecting it!
The hydrometer sample was very pleasant. Not much "funkiness" but it seemed to be a pretty decent saison.
This was my first beer in my STC-1000 controlled chest freezer. I started at 65*F and ramped it to 68F upon evidence of krausen, then 1* per day till 75*F. Krausen never really got "big" (only about an inch or so above the wort) and settled pretty rapidly (by day 5).
This was a BIAB batch. I used a starter. I used pure O2 for about 45 seconds.
I'm gonna let it sit at 70F until day 21, take another reading then package.
You can let it get well into the 80's if you like - yum!
