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Making sure i'm doing this right...
Brewing my first homebrew, an American Amber Ale...My OG was 1.047. I had it in primary for a week, then transferred to secondary where its been for 15 days...I tested my gravity yesterday and it was 1.014, is that normal? I tasted it from the hydrometer tube and it tasted rather sweet, also is that normal? I'm going to take a second reading tomorrow to see if its the same FG, then I should be ready to bottle, correct? Any help is greatly appreciated!
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You can bottle if the SG is still 1.014 after at least a couple of days after that first reading. |
Perfect, thanks a lot! I thought it was too low, my FG that is, and I thought I did something wrong, since i didnt ferment it as cold as I probably should have...around room temp., 75-78 degrees fahrenheit. This has been the hardest part, I just want to taste it already! about 1-2 more weeks tho, I will let you guys know how it comes out!
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What works really well is chilling the wort to 62-65 degrees before adding the yeast, and then keeping in a cool place (62-65 degrees or so) or sticking it in a water bath in a cooler with some ice blocks. An active fermentation produces heat, and I've seen the fermenting beer be 10 degrees warmer than the ambient temperature. Which means in a 72 degree room, the fermentation temperature can be 80+ degrees, so that's about 10 degrees too warm. |
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