Hi folks, I'm wondering how long this sugar wash will take to finish?
It's 8kg of sugar to a volume of 25 liter water with prestige "turbo pure 48" yeast.
According to the instructions it's like 5 to 7 days. Well, 22 days on and it's still bubbling, albeit slowly.
The pitching temperature was 37C and the ambient air temp is 17C (and has been 17C so far for the whole fermentation). The actual wash is 18C, according to the thermometer sticker attached to the fermentation barrel. The taste of the wash is definitely alcoholic with a slight sweet taste.
Have folks found their wash cycle stretches on far more than the claims on the yeast packet? This is my first sugar wash, though I was of the thought that a cool fermentation might drag it out an extra week (like draught) not a fortnight+. Yes, I could move the barrel to a warmer area but I'm out of room on account of ale brewing. Any stabs at how much longer it might go?
How long does a sugar wash take?
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