US-05 pale ale still has krausen after 15 days with slow small bubbles

[goose]

@denny

@brewinhard

I can almost guarantee that your beer has completed fermentation. Probably finished within the first four days.
In those instances where the krausen has stuck around (especially with US-O5) I would typically rack from underneath the krausen and package as you normally would.

My guess is the higher % of proteins from the considerable amount of rye that you used is leading to the “sticky” krausen. Be sure to take a gravity reading prior to packaging just to be sure your beer has properly attenuated.

THIS.  Everyone is telling you how to finish fermentation but it’s likely already done.  Bubnnles don’t tell you whether or not it’s done.  Take a gravity reading.

A couple days late on catching up on this thread.  Denny has a good point, take a gravity reading.  It is most likely done but successive gravity readings if they don’t change significantly will tell the story.

Just remembered that I also have had issues with S-05 where it doesn’t flocculate after fementation is complete.  Your hydrometer will tell the story.  However, my earlier post is still valid.  If you raise the temperature, the beer will finish if it has not already done so.

[TechBrew (Richard)]

@Brewbs

I took a gravity sample and within minutes all the krausen dropped. Gravity was right where I expected it to be, racked to secondary. Sample tasted good.

It sounds like you dislodged the “pancake” when you took the gravity reading, and once detached it all fell down.