This morning while working from home I decided to perve at the carboy to see how it was coming along (how thick the krausen was, etc.) and what I found was a quiet airlock and a pretty clear beer.
It seems that my very active and chunky WLP007 made quick work of this wort. OG was only 1.047 and with the high mash temp of 155/156 I generally plan on an FG of 1.018. Yes, this beer is only 3.8% but I love the way it tastes so I've never messed with it.
The beer was so clear in the carboy that I had to take a gravity sample and......it's at 1.018 barely 48 hours later. I fermented at 68 so I've bumped it to 70 to clean up a bit but I'll be drinking this sooner than planned
I know many here stick to a 2 or 3 week plan for fermenting, but the yeast are gonna do what the yeast are gonna do when the yeast wanna do it. So who am I to question it? I'll give it until Friday to clean up a bit and they dry hop followed by a cold crash but this could be in the keg early next week carbing up.
I forgot to take a pic of the hydro sample, but hopefully this picture shows a bit of what I mean. It has already flocc'd pretty well and produced a pretty clear beer. No layers showing. They just came, got their work done and packed up shop.
My only decision now is whether I stay true to the recipe or toss in some additional hops during the dry hop phase - just because. Oh, such problems to have!
