Hi all. I finally bought a kit (off of Craigslist), and decided to take the plunge on the first attempt yesterday. The kit had a wheat ale in it, and I'm all for that... Simple kit with hops pellets, two bags of malt extract, etc... I went through the checklist, made sure I had everything, and went step by step. Here's my question:
I noticed when I poured my mix in to the bucket right before I added the yeast, I put the hydrometer (is that right?) to check the specific gravity. I still had some suds, so it was sticking up above the suds below 1.20, so I'm going to guess it was about 1.3'ish... Homebrew for Dummies, and the guide that came with the kit, all say it should have been about 1.48 or so... do I have issues? Or, am I just a newbie who is on his first batch and I shouldn't worry? Is there anything I can do, or need to do, to correct it as it's working, prior to putting it in the bottles?
just thought I'd ask. Thanks all.
I noticed when I poured my mix in to the bucket right before I added the yeast, I put the hydrometer (is that right?) to check the specific gravity. I still had some suds, so it was sticking up above the suds below 1.20, so I'm going to guess it was about 1.3'ish... Homebrew for Dummies, and the guide that came with the kit, all say it should have been about 1.48 or so... do I have issues? Or, am I just a newbie who is on his first batch and I shouldn't worry? Is there anything I can do, or need to do, to correct it as it's working, prior to putting it in the bottles?
just thought I'd ask. Thanks all.