Homebrewers - Whats in the fermenter?

[kaisersozei]

Originally Posted by St. Lou Stu

I did a nice, tame little RIS on 02-JAN.

OG was 1.115 when I pitched.

I'm experimenting with White Labs WLP099 this time to see how it does.
Fermenting like a ***** right now at 59°F.
My calcs say this yeast is capable of taking it all the way down to 1.011!
It may end up being a 13.7% ABV monster if it does!

Holy crap, that's a lot of specialty malt!

I've never used this yeast, interesting strain. Did you have to add any nutrients or do anything different when you pitched to avoid a stuck fermentation?

[St. Lou Stu]

Originally Posted by kaisersozei

Holy crap, that's a lot of specialty malt!

I've never used this yeast, interesting strain. Did you have to add any nutrients or do anything different when you pitched to avoid a stuck fermentation?

Yeah, I took the last competition note of "not malty enough" seriously.

I aerated like there was no tomorrow and added slightly more nutrient than I normally do.

I was worried at first (like I always do) 'cause it took a full 48 hours before any visible signs of fermentation arrived.
The White Labs site says to add wort in steps with the higher gravity coming after fermentation has begun, but I just pitched.
Hell, I didn't even make a starter. I do, however , have an inline aerator in my pump line that I use to transfer from the kettle to the carboy. It was a nice, frothy transfer.... looked yummy!
I also aerated again after transfer.

I didn't even eff around with this one either... the blow off went on right away... and within 6 hours of visible fermentation it was using it!