System alterations

[Crunk]

I took a gravity reading, it's telling me it at 1014, it's 1 point away from spunding keg ready after 3 days? I just brewed this Saturday, is that even possible?

[Nick_D]

[Crunk]

Hydrometer is what I used, I did not degass the sample, it does have small bubbles in it

[Weizenberg]

If anything, ie temperature to low or dissolved gas present, then your readings are higher than what you expect, not lower. Without detailed logs it's difficult to see what is going on though.

[Crunk]

Og 1042 Saturday at 4 pm est temp 50°f
Pitched 1.75 litre starter 34/70 that was started 48 hours in advance and kept at 48°f
Expect fg is 1007
72 hours later the hydrometer reads 1014.

[Crunk]

It's been fermenting at 48°f since pitching
48 hours after pitching I had vigorous airlock activity. Today activity is slower but still vigorous approximately 40 bubbles per minute.

[Crunk]

The sulfur aroma is decreasing the grain aroma is coming back out, the gravity today was 1012

[Crunk]

Gravity 1010 sulfur aroma remains the same.

[Weizenberg]

There are loads of twists and turns re flavours during fermentation. Don't drive yourself crazy. Lager it for an appropriate time frame and let the yeast do it's job undisturbed.

I would not use gypsum when working with sulfites.

[Crunk]

That's the plan, I am taking the down time to study water, and how to build water profiles.

I was thinking about starting a chat room in the line app for German brewing, I'm just not sure if anyone uses it.