A bit of a nightmare with a brew

[mash]

Hi Chaps
Wondered if anyone could give this novice brewer a little advice?
I had a bit of a nightmare. I was unexpectably dragged away from home, by work for four days in the middle of a brew. I panicked a bit and took my brew off the trub before it had finished fermenting and put it into a secondry fermenting vessel and consequently the brew has not reached its finishing gravity, is there anything I can do to correct this, or is it passed it and should just add it to the compost, or will it be ok just to slurp down?
Any advise will be much appreciated
Many Thanks
Mash.

 

[BrewStew]

blimey. i dont think i've ever come across this before.

i'm assuming that the beer's too sweet and of little alcohol content, hence your query. if you haven't tasted it, then i'd give it a try first before making a decision to double check it didnt get infected from having no yeast to ward off the nasties (make sure anything that touches the beer for the sampling is sanitised first though if your fermenters not got a tap)

for me the simple answer is, if it tastes good, drink it! :drink:

if it's still sweet, and as you've racked it, there will be little to no yeast left to finish the ferment at this stage. if it's tasting ok in that there's no sign of infection, i'd treat it like a stuck ferment and try to rouse what little sediment there is with a sanitised spoon. maybe even add another pack of yeast to be sure :hmm:

way i see it, if it aint drinkable (ie bugger all alcohol and way too sweet) what have you got to lose in trying to get the fermentation going again? it's headed for the drain anyway if it dont work but on the other hand, you might be able to salvage it and still end up with a lovely pint :drink: . it's worth the extra £1 on another packet of yeast i reckon, just to be sure :thumb:

 

[mash]

Like you say it must be worth another packet of yeast I will have a go Thanks
Cheers

 

[Vossy1]

That really surprises me mash. Even visably clear beer contains lots of yeast, and I would have thought enough for it to finish your ferment :hmm:
As BS says another packet of yeast can't do any harm.

Was it a all grain mash? If so, did you mash at a high temp?

 

[Kingfisher]

Hi Chaps
Wondered if anyone could give this novice brewer a little advice?
I had a bit of a nightmare. I was unexpectably dragged away from home, by work for four days in the middle of a brew. I panicked a bit and took my brew off the trub before it had finished fermenting and put it into a secondry fermenting vessel and consequently the brew has not reached its finishing gravity,Mash.

I did this with an American Pale ale and actually fined it to try and clear it . See

viewtopic.php?f=8&t=511&p=5988&hilit=american+pale#p5988

I've repitched using US-05 and it's clearing nicely and still fermenting-slowly.

 

[mash]

That really surprises me mash. Even visably clear beer contains lots of yeast, and I would have thought enough for it to finish your ferment :hmm:
As BS says another packet of yeast can't do any harm.

Was it a all grain mash? If so, did you mash at a high temp?

Yes it was an all grain mash at 67 degrees c

 

[mash]

Hi Chaps
Wondered if anyone could give this novice brewer a little advice?
I had a bit of a nightmare. I was unexpectably dragged away from home, by work for four days in the middle of a brew. I panicked a bit and took my brew off the trub before it had finished fermenting and put it into a secondry fermenting vessel and consequently the brew has not reached its finishing gravity,Mash.

I did this with an American Pale ale and actually fined it to try and clear it . See

viewtopic.php?f=8&t=511&p=5988&hilit=american+pale#p5988

I've repitched using US-05 and it's clearing nicely and still fermenting-slowly.

Thanks, gives me a bit of hope :