Slow Safwheat K-97

[bkmad]

G'day,
I'm using safwheat yeast K-97 for the first time in my attempt at a belgian wit beer (3kg ESB wheet kit, torrefied wheat steeped. 22 litres). Anyway it's been going for 2 weeks now in the primary, but is seems to be going extremely slowly. OG was 1.045 and it's currently on 1.014 - I'm expecting 1.012 at least, if not lower. Also it still has a krausen and has done for the full two weeks.

Has anyone else found the yeast to take so long (my ales are normally finished in primary after 4-7 days)? Is it ok to bottle if there is still a krausen - assuming its still there once the gravity stops coming down?

Cheers
BK

Edit: Title should read "Slow Safwheat K-97.

 

[pharmaboy]

G'day,
I'm using safwheat yeast K-97 for the first time in my attempt at a belgian wit beer (3kg ESB wheet kit, torrefied wheat steeped. 22 litres). Anyway it's been going for 2 weeks now in the primary, but is seems to be going extremely slowly. OG was 1.045 and it's currently on 1.014 - I'm expecting 1.012 at least, if not lower. Also it still has a krausen and has done for the full two weeks.

Has anyone else found the yeast to take so long (my ales are normally finished in primary after 4-7 days)? Is it ok to bottle if there is still a krausen - assuming its still there once the gravity stops coming down?

Cheers
BK

Edit: Title should read "Slow Safwheat K-97.

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Hi, the krausen isnt still active, its an effect of wheat beers i find - call it head retention!. Some yeasts and kit beers, the krausen falls back through and you get a completely clear beer for bottling - not so for wheat and wheat yeasts. An offer of advice - seriously consider getting a wheat yeast like whienstephen or whatever, split it into six starters for value - the difference between k97 and a good liquid is quite astounding. the only liquids i use are wheats and belgians - I find the dries between muntons, us 56, so4 and s33 covers everything else.

 

[bkmad]

Cheers pharmaboy, if this yeast ever finishes I'll bottle it regardless of krausen.
I'd love to try liquid yeasts, but I don't do wheats very often, and like you am happy enough with the other dried yeasts for my ales.

Cheers
BK