Hello All,
I've been working on my first brew and I picked up the Morgans Royal Oak Amber Ale. As it was my first I decided to stick to the instructions so I followed the directions and used 1 KG of dextrose. In the instructions it mentioned that it would cease in 2-4 days. (I'm using a brew belt so it is around 24 celcius) I checked it after 5 days and it was still quite high at about 1020 so I left it for another week it had dropped to 1013 and then 2 days later 1010 and then 4 days later it is at about 1009.
They recommend to not bottle until it is around 1005 or below. Based on the last 4 days of minimal change I'm thinking it won't get to that point and I am now at about 15 days. From what I have read on these forums a lot of people mention that they leave them for about 3 weeks. Would you think I should just leave it as it is for another week or is there anything I can do to help the fermentation finish so I don't have problems when bottling.
Thanks so much for any responses.
Fraser
I've been working on my first brew and I picked up the Morgans Royal Oak Amber Ale. As it was my first I decided to stick to the instructions so I followed the directions and used 1 KG of dextrose. In the instructions it mentioned that it would cease in 2-4 days. (I'm using a brew belt so it is around 24 celcius) I checked it after 5 days and it was still quite high at about 1020 so I left it for another week it had dropped to 1013 and then 2 days later 1010 and then 4 days later it is at about 1009.
They recommend to not bottle until it is around 1005 or below. Based on the last 4 days of minimal change I'm thinking it won't get to that point and I am now at about 15 days. From what I have read on these forums a lot of people mention that they leave them for about 3 weeks. Would you think I should just leave it as it is for another week or is there anything I can do to help the fermentation finish so I don't have problems when bottling.
Thanks so much for any responses.
Fraser