So I'm brewing my first batch ever and have a question, go figure, hehe!
Anyway, the hef kit I purchased came with yeast, however, I changed yeast to WL300 (I created a starter from this) and have kept the brew fermenting at a constant 70 degrees for 6 days now. My original kit instructions say I should be at a gravity reading between 1.020 & 1030 (with their dry yeast) before advancing to a secondary. Ok, so I checked my gravity reading today and am at 1.010 (yup, I spun the hydrometer and checked a couple of times. Btw, I'm checking in the brew and not in a sample container).
My original hydrometer reading was 1.048 before pitching and now I'm at 1.010. The kit says I should be at 1.020 - 1.030 at this stage, have I fermented in the primary too long? Do I need to ferment longer, will it go down/up to those readings or is a 1.010 reading a stronger brew? I'm so confused, lol. I was planning on moving to a secondary tomorrow but I'm not sure now.
Any advice from you brew masters is greatly appreciated!
Anyway, the hef kit I purchased came with yeast, however, I changed yeast to WL300 (I created a starter from this) and have kept the brew fermenting at a constant 70 degrees for 6 days now. My original kit instructions say I should be at a gravity reading between 1.020 & 1030 (with their dry yeast) before advancing to a secondary. Ok, so I checked my gravity reading today and am at 1.010 (yup, I spun the hydrometer and checked a couple of times. Btw, I'm checking in the brew and not in a sample container).
My original hydrometer reading was 1.048 before pitching and now I'm at 1.010. The kit says I should be at 1.020 - 1.030 at this stage, have I fermented in the primary too long? Do I need to ferment longer, will it go down/up to those readings or is a 1.010 reading a stronger brew? I'm so confused, lol. I was planning on moving to a secondary tomorrow but I'm not sure now.
Any advice from you brew masters is greatly appreciated!