I moved to all grain a few months ago. Bought the barley crusher, awesome!
I have a 10 gallon and a 15 gallon mash tun / brewpot. I use one or the other for the HLT depending on the batch size.
I can acheive the estimated pre-boil and OG right on the button but my FG is coming in quite a few points higher than estimated.
I'm assuming that I'm having fermentation issues. I get good airlock activity for 1 1/2 to 2 days then it stops.
I confess to reusing my liquid yeast most of the time.
I usually primary ferment in a bucket for 5-7 days and secondary in a glass carboy for 5-10 days.
The last time I brewed, I used fresh dry yeast and still have the same problem.
It seems like it started happening when summer started. Not sure if it is related. My house has good central AC set to 73 degreees.
I moved my fermenters into the cold (fruit) room in the basement to see if that helps. My last 10 gallon batch has been there for 8 days now in the primary. I was going to transfer them into the secondary 2 days ago but there was still quite a bit of foam on top. Does that matter?
I purchased some yeast nutrient for my next batch to see if that helps.
Do I need to pitch more yeast?
Any tips or ideas?
Thanks,
Kevin
I have a 10 gallon and a 15 gallon mash tun / brewpot. I use one or the other for the HLT depending on the batch size.
I can acheive the estimated pre-boil and OG right on the button but my FG is coming in quite a few points higher than estimated.
I'm assuming that I'm having fermentation issues. I get good airlock activity for 1 1/2 to 2 days then it stops.
I confess to reusing my liquid yeast most of the time.
I usually primary ferment in a bucket for 5-7 days and secondary in a glass carboy for 5-10 days.
The last time I brewed, I used fresh dry yeast and still have the same problem.
It seems like it started happening when summer started. Not sure if it is related. My house has good central AC set to 73 degreees.
I moved my fermenters into the cold (fruit) room in the basement to see if that helps. My last 10 gallon batch has been there for 8 days now in the primary. I was going to transfer them into the secondary 2 days ago but there was still quite a bit of foam on top. Does that matter?
I purchased some yeast nutrient for my next batch to see if that helps.
Do I need to pitch more yeast?
Any tips or ideas?
Thanks,
Kevin