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Yeast and Fermentation / Re: Wyeast 1450

« on: March 07, 2012, 10:05:35 AM »

But once FG is reached with 1450, I wondered what other magic the yeast might work in the remaining 7 - 14 days.  Thanks for your replies.

Basically just dropping out and clearing.  As to taking a month for the mouthfeel to develop....all I can say is that I know that yeast pretty well and I've never seen that.

Thanks, Denny!

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Yeast and Fermentation / Re: Wyeast 1450

« on: March 07, 2012, 09:56:54 AM »

Have you checked the gravity?

I have not; sorry if that wasn't clear.

I normally try not to mess with my beer until I think that bottling day is around the corner.  At that point, I will check for stable gravity readings for 2-3 days, and if I get them, proceed as planned.  If fermentation appears stuck at a high SG, or if gravity is slowly dropping, I would of course reassess my plan.

But once FG is reached with 1450 in X number of days, I wondered what other magic the yeast might work in the remaining 7 - 14 days.  I will definitely give it a full 21 days if I need to.

Thanks for your replies.

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Yeast and Fermentation / Re: Wyeast 1450

« on: March 07, 2012, 08:12:17 AM »

Hello, everyone - I've been reading the AHA forum for a bit, but this is my first post.

I have a 1.060 hoppy red ale that is approaching 14 days in primary with a 1st gen pitch of 1450.  (Actually, I propegated four mason jars from the smack pack, and made a starter from one of those jars for this batch.  Is that still considered 1st gen?)  I would normally bottle at about two weeks if gravity was stable and the beer was reasonably clear, but reading about 1450 on this board, it appears that a two-week primary would be out of the ordinary.  Is that correct?  My pitch of 1450 has flocculated pretty well, and the beer looks about what I want my red ale to look like.  I thought I'd check in with you knowledgable folks to see if there was a compelling reason to give it another week.

For example, I read on another forum that it takes a month for the famous mouthfeel of 1450 to kick in.  I'm unsure if that means a month in primary (WAY too long, I would think), or a month conditioning in bottles.  I asked questions on that forum but got no replies.  Can any of you with 1450 experience help me out?

Cheers -
Tony Perkins, Olympia WA