Hello fellow home brewers!
I have had my beer in the plastic fermenter for 25 days. I would like to take a FG reading a day or two apart to be sure it stays the same to make sure we are ready to bottle. How do I bring the beer down to 59 degrees so the hydrometer will work? How much beer to I...
The kit is called brewcraft USA homebrewers deluxe starter kit.
I have been fermenting for 10 days in the 5 gal plastic bucket. I am thinking of putting it into a 5 gal glass container for second fermentation. Should I do this or leave it in he plastic bucket before bottling? If glass, when...
It has now been 10 days fermenting. I want to take a hydrometer reading to see if it is ready to bottle. Is that my next move?
How do I go about this? What do I test it in?
By the way... I was never able to get an accurate og reading when I started
-Mat
Fits like a gloves. Gees, that has been driving me nuts since Friday. So 10 days from "today" I should be ready to bottle? Is there any way to tell?
Love the advice.
-Mat
The kit is called brewcraft USA homebrewers starter kit. There is an airlock but I'm not seeing gas bubbles to concerned its not working. Looks like something is going on in the bucket though..
I purchased a starter kit and went to work on Friday. It is now Tuesday.
After cooling it off, I put it in a five gallon plastic barrel that came with the starter kit. No matter how hard I try, the barrel won't close tight. Does it matter if the barrel isn't air tight or did I ruin my first...