Martybhoy
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I brewed an IPA on Saturday. I aerated well and the yeast I used was WLP001.
I checked gravity yesterday and it had only moved from 1.060 to 1.047, despite plenty of krausen and vigorous airlock activity. I checked again this morning and it had dropped to 1.035 in the space of 12hrs.
It is fermenting, but very slow.
Issues that I am aware of -
-pH was 5.6. I usually hit 5.1-5.2.
-Wort cooler had a small leak where hose meets copper, and the drips may have ended up in the cooling wort, although I fixed this during the aroma steep, so temp was 70ð+ during the leak.
- my starter went mental in the flask, and over-spilled. So my yeast count may have been off a little.
- my starter was made a week before brew day rather than 2 days before.
Anyone got any ideas what would cause a slow fermentation, and could this have implications on the beer?
I checked gravity yesterday and it had only moved from 1.060 to 1.047, despite plenty of krausen and vigorous airlock activity. I checked again this morning and it had dropped to 1.035 in the space of 12hrs.
It is fermenting, but very slow.
Issues that I am aware of -
-pH was 5.6. I usually hit 5.1-5.2.
-Wort cooler had a small leak where hose meets copper, and the drips may have ended up in the cooling wort, although I fixed this during the aroma steep, so temp was 70ð+ during the leak.
- my starter went mental in the flask, and over-spilled. So my yeast count may have been off a little.
- my starter was made a week before brew day rather than 2 days before.
Anyone got any ideas what would cause a slow fermentation, and could this have implications on the beer?