Pitching into OG 1092???
Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2008 4:16 pm
by IshInTexas
So... I have a 5 gallon batch Imperial Stout OG 1092 and I only pitched 1 package of dry rehydrated yeast. It took off pretty quick, about 6 hours, and had a really vigorous fermentation with plenty of blowoff. Here I am 3 days later and its still bubbling out the blowoff at about 15 bubbles a second and i was wondering if i should go ahead and pitch another pack of yeast or just stop worrying it to death.
Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2008 4:20 pm
by Crut
Ish, um are you sure your typed that right? 15 bubbles per second. Thats haulin ass! 15 per minute maybe?
take a grav reading.
-Crut
Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2008 4:55 pm
by IshInTexas
oh shit. ya I mean a minute sorry. I just took a gravity and I'm at about 1030.
Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2008 4:59 pm
by Crut
Id give it a little more time to work on itself, check it again in a few days
-Crut
Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2008 5:05 pm
by IshInTexas
Right on, Ive just been seeing posts of people saying "no less than 2 vials of yeast or a large yeast starter", and I always feel the need to nurse my carboys. Ill just wait though, it looks like a good healthy fermentation.
Posted: Thu Feb 21, 2008 12:20 pm
by grubs18
as long as it is still bubbling and you are at a 1.030 you should be fine. You don't want to dry it out too much.
Posted: Thu Feb 21, 2008 12:49 pm
by Thirsty Mallard
It may be fermenting just fine, but keep in mind when you underpitch you really stress the yeast and you may get some off flavors from that.
Of course, in a R.I.S. you probably won't notice the subtle yeasty off flavors anyways...