snailsongs
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OK, last wednesday I racked an APA from primary to secondary. All signs pointed to a completed fermentation (ie. close to target gravity, no activity for a few days, etc)....as an afterthought, I decided to toss in the remaining .5 oz of centennial/cascade hops pellets blend that I had from brew day.
A day later, I gently rocked the carboy to help submerge any remaining 'floater' hops and the carboy immediately started bubbling. I would have assumed this to be off-gassing, except that the beer formed a small krauesen on top and has been bubbling once or twice a minute ever since then...
The only thing I'm worried about is the dry hops in there....the sample I tasted when I racked was delicious and i don't want to ruin it with a rotting vegetable flavor because I had to let the raw hops sit for so long....what should I do? rack it to yet another vessel? give it another week and hope it finishes it's business? thanks.
A day later, I gently rocked the carboy to help submerge any remaining 'floater' hops and the carboy immediately started bubbling. I would have assumed this to be off-gassing, except that the beer formed a small krauesen on top and has been bubbling once or twice a minute ever since then...
The only thing I'm worried about is the dry hops in there....the sample I tasted when I racked was delicious and i don't want to ruin it with a rotting vegetable flavor because I had to let the raw hops sit for so long....what should I do? rack it to yet another vessel? give it another week and hope it finishes it's business? thanks.