I just brewed my second batch of beer this past week. I used a kit from Homebrew Heaven called Kangaroo's Tail Ale.
I used the dry yeast that came with the kit and sprinkled it on top of the wort per the instructions. I found that fermentation had started the next morning and the airlock was bubbling rapidly (1-2 bubbles per second). After 2 days, fermentation stopped completely. I thought it was kind of strange that it stopped completely and decided to transfer to my secondary fermenter. The kit included a powdered enzyme that is added to the secondary to allow a lower ending gravity. An hour or two after adding the enzyme and transfering to my secondary, fermentation began again and has not slowed in the past 2 days. I would estimate that the airlock bubbles once every couple of seconds.
My starting S.G. was 1.068 and the S.G. when I transfered to my secondary was 1.040. The recipe said the starting S.G. should be 1.045-1.056 and the ending S.G. should be 1.010-1.015.
My question is - when fermentation slows to one bubble per minute, should I transfer the beer to another glass carboy or should I just leave it alone until it reaches the ending gravity?
I used the dry yeast that came with the kit and sprinkled it on top of the wort per the instructions. I found that fermentation had started the next morning and the airlock was bubbling rapidly (1-2 bubbles per second). After 2 days, fermentation stopped completely. I thought it was kind of strange that it stopped completely and decided to transfer to my secondary fermenter. The kit included a powdered enzyme that is added to the secondary to allow a lower ending gravity. An hour or two after adding the enzyme and transfering to my secondary, fermentation began again and has not slowed in the past 2 days. I would estimate that the airlock bubbles once every couple of seconds.
My starting S.G. was 1.068 and the S.G. when I transfered to my secondary was 1.040. The recipe said the starting S.G. should be 1.045-1.056 and the ending S.G. should be 1.010-1.015.
My question is - when fermentation slows to one bubble per minute, should I transfer the beer to another glass carboy or should I just leave it alone until it reaches the ending gravity?