strongarm
Well-Known Member
As the title says my gravity is at 1.050 after repitching yeast in my big stout and I have no activity.
OG 1.142
Mash temp 155
Mash ph 4.9 is what I calculated, not sure what happened there
Grain bill for mash
29lbs Maris Otter
1.5lbs oats
1.5lbs rye
1.5lbs special b
Grain bill for cold steep...36 hours in cold water then strained
1 lb each
Crystal 120
Roasted Barley
British Chocolate
Other
.5lbs molasses
Pitched a 4l starter of Dry English Ale WLP007 with 60 seconds of pure O2 fermenting at 65f. After a week I was down to 1.050. That makes sense since the yeast tolerance is less than the 12% I hit. I had a 2l starter of super high gravity WLP099 that I then pitched. 4 days now and no activity, took samples.
What happened? Is the 2l starter of 099 really not enough to get this fermenting? I did raise the temp to 70f, I did rock the bucket back and forth a few times...have not tried to stir yet. Beersmith shows that this should get down to 1.034? I did a similar ABV stout last year but with all extract and got it down to 1.021.
Any suggestions?
OG 1.142
Mash temp 155
Mash ph 4.9 is what I calculated, not sure what happened there
Grain bill for mash
29lbs Maris Otter
1.5lbs oats
1.5lbs rye
1.5lbs special b
Grain bill for cold steep...36 hours in cold water then strained
1 lb each
Crystal 120
Roasted Barley
British Chocolate
Other
.5lbs molasses
Pitched a 4l starter of Dry English Ale WLP007 with 60 seconds of pure O2 fermenting at 65f. After a week I was down to 1.050. That makes sense since the yeast tolerance is less than the 12% I hit. I had a 2l starter of super high gravity WLP099 that I then pitched. 4 days now and no activity, took samples.
What happened? Is the 2l starter of 099 really not enough to get this fermenting? I did raise the temp to 70f, I did rock the bucket back and forth a few times...have not tried to stir yet. Beersmith shows that this should get down to 1.034? I did a similar ABV stout last year but with all extract and got it down to 1.021.
Any suggestions?