Hi all,
Thanks for all your help on this forum. I've learned a lot over the past few weeks, unfortunately I read most of this information too late -- after I had already started my first batch. But I've learned from these mistakes and will correct them the next brew day.
Long story short, 3 weeks ago I made a red ale from a kit I got at my LHBS. I took a hydrometer reading today, and it measured 1.06, which I'm pretty sure is higher than the instructions in the kit said it was supposed to start at. I didn't take an OG reading at the time.
I used the yeast included in the kit (Munton's dry ale yeast), and it started bubbling the next day, but it stopped within 24 hours. Looking back on it, the wort was too warm (in the 80s, I think -- another mistake), so I'm not sure if I killed the yeast or something like that.
Should I repitch with new yeast? Or is it too late? I tasted it and it wasn't the worst beer I've ever had .... it smells sweet, so I believe it's still got some fermenting to do.
I've definitely learned what mistakes I made with this batch, I'm just curious if it's salvageable? Thanks in advance to all .....
Thanks for all your help on this forum. I've learned a lot over the past few weeks, unfortunately I read most of this information too late -- after I had already started my first batch. But I've learned from these mistakes and will correct them the next brew day.
Long story short, 3 weeks ago I made a red ale from a kit I got at my LHBS. I took a hydrometer reading today, and it measured 1.06, which I'm pretty sure is higher than the instructions in the kit said it was supposed to start at. I didn't take an OG reading at the time.
I used the yeast included in the kit (Munton's dry ale yeast), and it started bubbling the next day, but it stopped within 24 hours. Looking back on it, the wort was too warm (in the 80s, I think -- another mistake), so I'm not sure if I killed the yeast or something like that.
Should I repitch with new yeast? Or is it too late? I tasted it and it wasn't the worst beer I've ever had .... it smells sweet, so I believe it's still got some fermenting to do.
I've definitely learned what mistakes I made with this batch, I'm just curious if it's salvageable? Thanks in advance to all .....