Should be 1.010, but is 1.012, Can I bottle?

AHB's Blue Moon clone says it should be aprox 1.010 fg. I measured it at 1.012 today. It was in primary for one week, secondary for 2.5 weeks, now I really want to bottle today, so that I can move my 90min over to secondary.

Is a .002 difference aprox enough? Or, should I wait until tomorrow or Monday to check it again? I just have so much more time today.

As long as your airlock isn't bubbling much, bottle away!

Having been in the primary and secondary for a combined 3.5 weeks I would say you are good to bottle. If you are really worried, wait a day or two and take another reading. If its the same, then bottle.

But 3.5 weeks? Pretty sure its done....just bottle it.

I'm bubbling ever 33seconds. Is that too much?

I don't bottle till it's stopped.
What temp do you have it at?

68 deg, orfy

That's warm enough to not slow down the ferment.
All I can say is as tough as it is I'd not bottle just yet.

But then again I have kegs.

Well, I guess I'll just hold off for a couple more days.

Kegs..??? I've got a birthday coming up at the end of this month. Maybe I can convince SWMBO to get me a kegging system for my bday. Wow, that would be soooooo much easier. And, then I could drive her crazy searching for a used fridge to keep it in.

shoot for 1 bubble every 90 seconds....minimum.

EDIT: wait a minute, it's bubbling every 33 seconds in the SECONDARY????

neckbone said:

Well, I guess I'll just hold off for a couple more days.

Kegs..??? I've got a birthday coming up at the end of this month. Maybe I can convince SWMBO to get me a kegging system for my bday. Wow, that would be soooooo much easier. And, then I could drive her crazy searching for a used fridge to keep it in.

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You've got thr idea.

todd_k said:

shoot for 1 bubble every 90 seconds....minimum.

EDIT: wait a minute, it's bubbling every 33 seconds in the SECONDARY????

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That was my thought...

What's the recipe?

2 burps a minute 3.5 weeks post pitch...in the secondary seems a bit long. Though my wit has had some strange revival krausens after I thought things were done...

My two batches have never bubbled for more than a few days! The first one is complete, and it is carbonated and contains alcohol... They were both extract-based kit IPAs, with OG of about 50. Should I expect mroe bubbles?

I'm pretty sure the 33 second bubbles was because I moved the bucket. The next day, I was down to every 1.5 min, and now, I don't have the patience to count, so it's basically stopped. I'll bottle when I feel like sanitizing the bottles again, probably tomorrow, or next day. God, I gotta start kegging.

Go for it.

neckbone said:

I'm pretty sure the 33 second bubbles was because I moved the bucket. The next day, I was down to every 1.5 min, and now, I don't have the patience to count, so it's basically stopped. I'll bottle when I feel like sanitizing the bottles again, probably tomorrow, or next day. God, I gotta start kegging.

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Agitating the primary will definitely stir up some fermentation activity.

Get that **** in bottles...get it to 70+ degrees and check back in three weeks.

Meanwhile...what are you goin to brew this weekend????:rockin:

bottle it, and save yourself some time. For all intents and purposes, that sucker is done.