Cody wrote:Extract with grain steep started at 1.060 using Safale-05. After two weeks, SG is down to 1.018, but I still have a slight yeasty/bready smell. Keep waiting, or move on to the next phase?
Side question: would putting a small piece of dry ice in the beer be a viable way to protect a slowed ferment from oxidation after it's been opened to take a sample?
You are most likely fine to move on with the next phase given the 2 wk. time period. If you only took a sample from your fermenter than you do not have many worries about oxidation as any oxygen will still probably be pushed out from a protective layer of CO2 above the beer. Now, if you opened the fermenter several times than you would have a bit more of a worry.