Stalled :(

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  1. Timmush

    Timmush Pundit (931) Jan 5, 2008 New Jersey

    I brewed my first Roggenbier 2 weeks ago. Just checked the gravity... 1.029.
    I used WLP380 Hefeweizen IV Ale Yeast which I heard stalls.
    What are my options at this point ?
    Thanks!
     
  2. VikeMan

    VikeMan Grand Pooh-Bah (3,067) Jul 12, 2009 Pennsylvania
    Pooh-Bah

    What temperature is your wort at?
     
  3. Timmush

    Timmush Pundit (931) Jan 5, 2008 New Jersey

    64.
     
  4. VikeMan

    VikeMan Grand Pooh-Bah (3,067) Jul 12, 2009 Pennsylvania
    Pooh-Bah

    That really should be warm enough. But I'd probably rouse the yeast and bump the temp up and see what happens.
     
  5. koopa

    koopa Initiate (0) Apr 20, 2008 New Jersey

    What temperature did you mash at and tell us more about your pitch rate / starter size / starter process, oxygenation technique, etc. That yeast usually requires a good amount of oxygen as well btw.

    My last batch using that yeast was fermented at 62F for the first 4 days then ramped up to 67F for the next week. Finished with 78% attenuation despite mashing high at 156F.
     
  6. Timmush

    Timmush Pundit (931) Jan 5, 2008 New Jersey

    5 gallons . 1200ml starter.
    As far as the mash temp.. I dont have the numbers in front of me but I think we used something like122F for protein and then decocting to get up to 150F for the main mash then mashout decoction to 168F.? but I could be wrong.
     
  7. koopa

    koopa Initiate (0) Apr 20, 2008 New Jersey

    Is your starter made with a stir plate or manual shaking? Do you oxygenate your wort in the fermenter at pitch time? If so, how?
     
  8. Timmush

    Timmush Pundit (931) Jan 5, 2008 New Jersey

    ma
    manual shaking.. no stir plate here yet :slight_frown:
    Oxygenated wort
     
  9. koopa

    koopa Initiate (0) Apr 20, 2008 New Jersey

    Sounds to me like you should follow Vikeman's advice. I would recommend raising the temperature up to the high 60's after doing the rousing. Then take another gravity reading in say 5 days. If the gravity doesn't change by then, your only hope will probably be pitching more yeast.
     
  10. Timmush

    Timmush Pundit (931) Jan 5, 2008 New Jersey

    thanks! I just moved the conical upstairs. Lets hope this helps!
     
  11. Timmush

    Timmush Pundit (931) Jan 5, 2008 New Jersey

    ok. UPDATE
    I checked today, 1.02 ..nothing more.
    Can someone let me know my options now :slight_frown:
    Thanks!
     
  12. VikeMan

    VikeMan Grand Pooh-Bah (3,067) Jul 12, 2009 Pennsylvania
    Pooh-Bah

    So 5 days ago, it was at 1.029. And now it's at 1.020. Sounds like it's moving.
    What FG were you expecting to reach?
     
  13. Timmush

    Timmush Pundit (931) Jan 5, 2008 New Jersey

    1-
    1'0140
     
  14. TrickkyGangsta

    TrickkyGangsta Initiate (0) Dec 6, 2011 Florida

    If you're stalled I've had great success going in every few days and (while making sure everything is sanitized) rousing the yeast. This may take a while though (a month+ depending on conditions). You can also rack to a secondary which will inevidably add oxygen to your beer and rouse the yeast which often causes stuck ferm to get going again. If I were you'd and none of the above recommendations work (before mine) start rousing your yeast every few days to prevent flocculation and promote acitivity.
     
  15. bevoduz

    bevoduz Initiate (0) Oct 29, 2007 Illinois

    Try adding amalyse enzyme, I've used it in a similar situation with good results, just don't use too much or it will come out too dry.
     
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