I brewed up a Scotch Ale on 3/13/11. fermentation started that night and went strong for about 24hours before slowing.
On 3/16/11 fermentation seemed to stop all together gravity was at 1.042. 3/18/11 = 1.042
3/20/11 = 1.042.
3/23/11 I started a yeast starter of 4 cups water and 2 cups amber dry extract added yeast and it went fermented but never went crazy. no thick layer of foam on top.
3/26/11 i pitched this into my carboy. the first 2 days activity was slow. today it seems to have stopped again. Gravity is at 1.041 - 1.042. it does not seem to have changed much at all, not what i was looking for.
I never got a thick layer of anything on top just a thin covering in the first 24 hours. and now just some patches of bubbles. I used WLP028 (Edinburgh Ale Yeast).
Anyone have any ideas why it stopped fermenting. How to save it. Or if it will explode if i just bottle it up?
Thanks!
On 3/16/11 fermentation seemed to stop all together gravity was at 1.042. 3/18/11 = 1.042
3/20/11 = 1.042.
3/23/11 I started a yeast starter of 4 cups water and 2 cups amber dry extract added yeast and it went fermented but never went crazy. no thick layer of foam on top.
3/26/11 i pitched this into my carboy. the first 2 days activity was slow. today it seems to have stopped again. Gravity is at 1.041 - 1.042. it does not seem to have changed much at all, not what i was looking for.
I never got a thick layer of anything on top just a thin covering in the first 24 hours. and now just some patches of bubbles. I used WLP028 (Edinburgh Ale Yeast).
Anyone have any ideas why it stopped fermenting. How to save it. Or if it will explode if i just bottle it up?
Thanks!