Brew day: English Brown Ale

[BrewTa2]

Ok, you roused the yeast. That's alright. What yeast did you use?

[PaulBeer]

I used whitelabs wlp002 english ale yeast. I asked the guys at a local home brew supply store and they suggested against repitching, so I left it as is. It sat there for a few days with no activity in the airlock and I was afraid that fermentation was stuck. After some research, I saw that stirring the yeast might help "bring it back to life".

[BrewTa2]

That yeast flocculates so well sometimes it goes to bed without it's supper.

[PaulBeer]

I was going to bottle this shit the other day when I noticed there seems to be a film on the top layer in the secondary. Anyone have any ideas on what it could be? I popped the airlock and gave it a sniff and it smells fine. It could be nothing, then again it could be the "thrax".

[Mylo]

That's why I don't secondary anymore... Give it a taste before you bottle. Maybe you have a nice sour going....

Also, 6 weeks on an ale? What are you waiting for?



Mylo

[PaulBeer]

Also, 6 weeks on an ale? What are you waiting for?

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