telemarkus
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Hi All;
For the last couple of brews I have made, all higher OG (1.060 -1.110) I seem to have a problem with fermatations completing very quickly (reaching targeted FG (1.015-1.030) and still fermenting. when I try to drain the yeast on the conical, I do not have completely flocculated yeast and the beer still wants to ferment going beyond FG targets (raising ABV and affecting body and flavor). in the summer I cannot keep it as cool, but the highest temps I reach are ~ 72F.
What I have ended up doing is transferring the beer direct to keg when it the target FG target but then the beer has always been yeasty and cloudy since I have not been able to let it clear as no final fermentation was in sight from daily measurements.
Yeast starters are always healthy and not excessively over pitched, wort is directly oxygenated with O2 injection for 30 seconds to 1 min. all equipment is thoroughly sanitized every time and I have also noted increased fermentation times even for high grav beer in under a period of 7 days.
Does anyone have a recommendation on what is going on?
For the last couple of brews I have made, all higher OG (1.060 -1.110) I seem to have a problem with fermatations completing very quickly (reaching targeted FG (1.015-1.030) and still fermenting. when I try to drain the yeast on the conical, I do not have completely flocculated yeast and the beer still wants to ferment going beyond FG targets (raising ABV and affecting body and flavor). in the summer I cannot keep it as cool, but the highest temps I reach are ~ 72F.
What I have ended up doing is transferring the beer direct to keg when it the target FG target but then the beer has always been yeasty and cloudy since I have not been able to let it clear as no final fermentation was in sight from daily measurements.
Yeast starters are always healthy and not excessively over pitched, wort is directly oxygenated with O2 injection for 30 seconds to 1 min. all equipment is thoroughly sanitized every time and I have also noted increased fermentation times even for high grav beer in under a period of 7 days.
Does anyone have a recommendation on what is going on?