Brewed 9/4/10
12 lbs. Clover Honey
Water to top 5 gallon volume
K1V1116 yeast
I added yeast energizer and aerated for the first 3 days of fermentation. Had a very vigorous fermentation for the first 2 weeks.
OG 1.048
FG 1.004
I think my OG was off and the honey was not mixed enough. It should be closer to 1.080 for this amount of honey
10/2
FG 1.002
10/16
1.002 still
In advice I was given in another thread I was told to try and get this as dry as possible with an OG under 1.000 in order to safely carbonate. But I assume my fermentation has stalled.
I plan to bottle in 12 oz. beer bottles and obviously want to avoid bottle bombs. Is there anything I can do to help encourage fermentation to start back up? It is in my basement cellar so the ambient temp is in the high 60's. Should I try and warm it up?
If I can't carbonate this one I guess I will sulphate and sorbate to make sure the yeast will no longer multiply and may even cold crash, but I was really hoping to carbonate this one.
Should I give up the hope of carbonation at this point?
Thanks.
12 lbs. Clover Honey
Water to top 5 gallon volume
K1V1116 yeast
I added yeast energizer and aerated for the first 3 days of fermentation. Had a very vigorous fermentation for the first 2 weeks.
OG 1.048
FG 1.004
I think my OG was off and the honey was not mixed enough. It should be closer to 1.080 for this amount of honey
10/2
FG 1.002
10/16
1.002 still
In advice I was given in another thread I was told to try and get this as dry as possible with an OG under 1.000 in order to safely carbonate. But I assume my fermentation has stalled.
I plan to bottle in 12 oz. beer bottles and obviously want to avoid bottle bombs. Is there anything I can do to help encourage fermentation to start back up? It is in my basement cellar so the ambient temp is in the high 60's. Should I try and warm it up?
If I can't carbonate this one I guess I will sulphate and sorbate to make sure the yeast will no longer multiply and may even cold crash, but I was really hoping to carbonate this one.
Should I give up the hope of carbonation at this point?
Thanks.
