Matplat
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So I did a brew on Sunday before last with the OG at 1.062. I had checked with Mr Malty beforehand and he recommended 1.2 packs of yeast.
Being the stinge that I am, I thought 1 pack will do the job, they just need to grow more.
The first thing that got me concerned was that the gravity didn't drop anywhere near as quick as I was expecting (based on the rapid reputation of Nottingham). It's now 10 days in and it's still only at 1.021 compared with a predicted 1.015, although it hadn't completely stalled I jumped the gun and pitched a second pack of Nottingham this evening to kick things off again.
Does this effectively put me back to day 1 with regard to conditioning etc? Or just wait a week after reaching F.G?
Also, the airlock had stopped before I pitched the new yeast, then literally as soon as I put the lid back on the FV it started bubbling again, is that even possible? I has rehydrated the yeast and it had foam in the yeast when I pitched it....
Cheers, Matt
Being the stinge that I am, I thought 1 pack will do the job, they just need to grow more.
The first thing that got me concerned was that the gravity didn't drop anywhere near as quick as I was expecting (based on the rapid reputation of Nottingham). It's now 10 days in and it's still only at 1.021 compared with a predicted 1.015, although it hadn't completely stalled I jumped the gun and pitched a second pack of Nottingham this evening to kick things off again.
Does this effectively put me back to day 1 with regard to conditioning etc? Or just wait a week after reaching F.G?
Also, the airlock had stopped before I pitched the new yeast, then literally as soon as I put the lid back on the FV it started bubbling again, is that even possible? I has rehydrated the yeast and it had foam in the yeast when I pitched it....
Cheers, Matt