i'd like some advice here. 2 weeks ago i brewed bd brown ale with the addition of 1 pack of mb smooth lme. i pitched ~7g. of us-05 yeast in my 2 gal of wort at ~62F. i've been holding the fermentation temp at from 63-65F. i took about 48 hrs to get an active fermentation. now after 2 weeks i still have a thin foam cap in my lbk. i've never seen the foam persist for this long. i've brought the temp up to about 67F for the last 36 hrs. am i ok here? i had planned to dry hop tomorrow for about 6 days then bottle. the persistent foam is something i've never experienced. but i've never held temps this low.
any thoughts or advice?
2 week foam cap
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Re: 2 week foam cap
they're yeast islands.
not at all uncommon and they'll do no harm.
dry hop away!
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not at all uncommon and they'll do no harm.
dry hop away!
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Re: 2 week foam cap
Them temps. Will easily work on
Us-05. I do it all the time. 66-70 is it’s happy spot. Some claim can have some off flavors that low but all I get is clean beer. I usually dry hop 3-5 days but have been longer when didn’t
Have time to bottle.
Us-05. I do it all the time. 66-70 is it’s happy spot. Some claim can have some off flavors that low but all I get is clean beer. I usually dry hop 3-5 days but have been longer when didn’t
Have time to bottle.
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Re: 2 week foam cap
thanks for easing my mind brewers! the foam is gone. i think bringing the temp up a bit may have helped. in any case, my hops have been added and i plan to bottle on 8/8.
Re: 2 week foam cap
FWIW, I have bottled some beers where I've used a true top cropping yeast from under nearly 1/2" of remaining krausen. They were done, it's just that the krausen never really fell because some of those yeasts it's really quite dense and takes forever to actually fall.
Re: 2 week foam cap
my bottling went well. and the ale tasted pretty darn good after fermenting. with my last 2 batches i was very careful with temp control during fermentation. i've learned with doing that, less bottle conditioning is needed to obtain a good tasting ale. my ale has been in the bottle 9 days now at ~66f. i plan to taste one after 3 weeks. thanks again for all the info.