Hi everyone, on Saturday I performed my first all grain brew. It’s a smash American pale ale, and I substituted the US – 05 yeast for Kveik. This is a 5 gallon brew.
The first 24 hours brought A LOT of action. More action than I’ve ever seen from another yeast. However, less than 36 hours later, my fermenter looks like the attached picture.
My questions are, should I be concerned that my Krausen layer has already dropped? Will I need to re-pitch at bottling? When should I bottle and for how long?
BTW, I’m pretty sure I over pitched because I was unfamiliar with exactly how awesome the Kveik is. I used an entire packet of the Voss for this 5 gallon batch.
Thanks in advance!
The first 24 hours brought A LOT of action. More action than I’ve ever seen from another yeast. However, less than 36 hours later, my fermenter looks like the attached picture.
My questions are, should I be concerned that my Krausen layer has already dropped? Will I need to re-pitch at bottling? When should I bottle and for how long?
BTW, I’m pretty sure I over pitched because I was unfamiliar with exactly how awesome the Kveik is. I used an entire packet of the Voss for this 5 gallon batch.
Thanks in advance!