I started pressure-fermenting a lager 11 days ago at 68 degrees. I had to open the keg because I couldn't take samples without adding a weight to the dip tube end. I saw a lot of what looked like krausen in there.
Shouldn't the krausen have dropped by now? Pressure fermenting is supposed to be fast.
The pressure is pretty high. I try to keep it at 15 because I read it somewhere, but it has crept somewhat higher a couple of times.
I managed to get a sample, and the SG is around 1.011, down from 1.054. Beersmith predicted 1.016. Beersmith doesn't seem to have any idea where beers are going.
The grain bill and hops look like this:
Shouldn't the krausen have dropped by now? Pressure fermenting is supposed to be fast.
The pressure is pretty high. I try to keep it at 15 because I read it somewhere, but it has crept somewhat higher a couple of times.
I managed to get a sample, and the SG is around 1.011, down from 1.054. Beersmith predicted 1.016. Beersmith doesn't seem to have any idea where beers are going.
The grain bill and hops look like this:
10 lbs | Pilsner (2 Row) Bel (2.0 SRM) | Grain | 2 | 93.0 % | 0.78 gal |
12.0 oz | Caramel/Crystal Malt - 10L (10.0 SRM) | Grain | 3 | 7.0 % | 0.06 gal |
0.80 oz | Nugget [15.20 %] - Boil 60.0 min | Hop | 4 | 39.6 IBUs | - |
1.00 oz | Crystal [3.50 %] - Steep |