Fermentation
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Fermentation
I just brewed a pale ale, there is cottage cheese type stuff floating on top of my carboy. This started a few hours after I pitched the yeast, northwestern ale wyeast.
Odd looking krausen
I haven't used the Northwest Ale yeast, but it's probably just the krausen.
A lot of yeasts have a cottage cheese-like appearance. WLP002 is the one that comes to mind that often freaks people out the first time they use it. Like Northwest Ale 002 is a highly flocculant yeast, so it probably has something to due with the yeast's propensity to clump together.
A lot of yeasts have a cottage cheese-like appearance. WLP002 is the one that comes to mind that often freaks people out the first time they use it. Like Northwest Ale 002 is a highly flocculant yeast, so it probably has something to due with the yeast's propensity to clump together.
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New question, this batch is still very active and fermenting going on 11 days basic ale 1.052 with northwest ale yeast. Only thing I did different is added EVOO at fermentation time. Any clues?
EVOO
It could be that the olive oil is just not as efficient as oxygenation, so the yeast grew less or more slowly so the fermentation is taking longer. I've read that it does take a little longer for the beer to mature with olive oil. However, it does sound like it has been an active fermentation, so it doesn't sound like it should have been slow
I've never used the Northwest Ale yeast. Some yeasts finish more slowly than others, maybe this is one of those. I've had fermentations that have been strong for over a week, but 11 days is certainly on the long side. You don't really have any choice but to wait it out.
I've never used the Northwest Ale yeast. Some yeasts finish more slowly than others, maybe this is one of those. I've had fermentations that have been strong for over a week, but 11 days is certainly on the long side. You don't really have any choice but to wait it out.
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Thanks for the answer, I brewed a robust porter last weekend 1.064 double british ale yeast,used evoo too the same process it fermented the usual for me . Settled after 4 days of blow off. Had planned to bottle the basic and use that carboy for my secondary this weekend for the porter and adding a bourbon vanilla mix to it. I am out of carboys.