Need help guys - first brew going down the pan!!!

[beesley121]

Guys,

Made a batch of cooper larger on thursday night, used 1kg of extra light spray malt and safale s-04 yeast.
Friday morning it was bubbling like hell but towards the afternoon it slowed down until in completly stopped!! Left it, hoped it would right itself but no joy. Late last night I give it a gently rousing just in case, temp ok at approx 24 degrees.

Today still no joy, and really worried. I have hydrated up another packet of safale s-04 yeast and Im tempted to add it......

Am I doing the right thing, any advice appreciated. I have read the advice on stuck fermentations but would like your opinions

Please help!!!!

[beesley121]

can it have fermented that quick??? surly not......

will check SG now

[AT]

With the heat generated by the beer fermenting would 24 not be very high?

[beesley121]

just checked now, SG is approx 1.011

Does that mean its finished??

If so have I ruined my beer fermenting it to fast??

[steve_flack]

24C is a bit high - maybe why the beer might be done already.

That SG suggests it is finished. It might be OK but fermenting at higher temps can make the flavour a bit rough and make it a bit of a hangover beer.

Wait and see though, it might be OK. In future try and ferment ales around 20C.

[beesley121]

So whats my best bet now guys...

So I put it somewhere could to clear it as much as possible??

I have some beer bright, should I add that??

[beesley121]

Should I not leave it some cold to clear then??

Ive just bought myself a corny from norman

How much sugar should I use to prime it??? Ive notice in the corny that the outlet pipe runs to the very bottom of the corny so wouldnt that mean that it would pickup all the sediment?? how should this be rectified

thanx for all yer help guys

[delboy]

Should I not leave it some cold to clear then??

Ive just bought myself a corny from norman

How much sugar should I use to prime it??? Ive notice in the corny that the outlet pipe runs to the very bottom of the corny so wouldnt that mean that it would pickup all the sediment?? how should this be rectified

thanx for all yer help guys

That advice from DaaB was for natural carbonation ie the yeast need to ferment out the priming sugar to convert it to CO2, to do this effectively (or at least in a timely fashion) they need to be kept reasonably warm (fermenting temps or just below). Then after a week or fortnight you would put them some where cool to allow them to clear.

As for the cornie dip tube yes it will suck up the sedimented yeast around it in the first half pint or so but after that unless you disturb the keg it'll be drawing up clear beer.

PS as far as the lager goes think of it more as a golden ale with interesting flavours rather than a lager that way you wont be dissapointed with your efforts, enjoy