Bellycose
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I had brewed twice and both fermentations were poor. It frustrates me that my fermentation is having issues at the same point of the brewing stage. And I can't find the problem to improve/troubleshoot. There's no contamination on the final product, temperature was within acceptable threshold, and I refrigerated the yeast only to keep them viable. Could it be that I am not preparing any nutrient? I simply purchased liquid yeast and pour them directly into the wort.
The first brew was a dark SMASH beer style that was slow during fermentation. It had taken four weeks for fermentation to finish. I had expected two weeks. To remedy, I simply waited until the bubbles from my airlock had ceased.
My second brew was a lighter SMASH Beer style and had a stuck fermentation, caused by low count of viable yeast cells. It became unstuck after I had added another set of yeast to the wort.
Regardless, I doubt and believe I need to use yeast nutrient to set my yeast cell count to better the odds for fermenting the wort. If I do need to used yeast nutrient, how to know what to purchase or at least show me a link of information to read about it. Appreciate your time reading this.
The first brew was a dark SMASH beer style that was slow during fermentation. It had taken four weeks for fermentation to finish. I had expected two weeks. To remedy, I simply waited until the bubbles from my airlock had ceased.
My second brew was a lighter SMASH Beer style and had a stuck fermentation, caused by low count of viable yeast cells. It became unstuck after I had added another set of yeast to the wort.
Regardless, I doubt and believe I need to use yeast nutrient to set my yeast cell count to better the odds for fermenting the wort. If I do need to used yeast nutrient, how to know what to purchase or at least show me a link of information to read about it. Appreciate your time reading this.