So a pack into 3.5 gallons of wort should be about perfect. I recently used Bry-97 in 5.5 gallons of 1.065 Black IPA and it took off within probably 12 hours. It was 2 packs pitched dry. Finished at 1.016. Still awaiting results on how the beer tastes cold and carbonated. But I expect it'll be good.
That is a fairly high final gravity for BRY-97. I usually get at least 80% AA.
I suppose,yeah. I'd like it to have finished at 1.012-1.014, but 1.016 is an OK gravity for Black IPA in my opinion. Any higher and I wouldn't be so happy about it.
But it was 86% Briess Pale Ale Malt, 7% C40, and 7% Midnight Wheat. So perhaps it was related to the grainbill, not the yeast. Mashed at 152F for 60 or 70 minutes.