brewed a pumpkin ale 16 days ago. I grabbed a sample for the hydrometer, which was 1.010, which is about right where it should finish. In tasting it, I found it was slightly carbonated. If I swirled the jar, it fizzed up a little, and you can see the bubbles moving to the top. It tastes very nice, and smells like pumpkin pie, which are both good things.
However, the carbonation is really unexpected. I was planning on putting some dissolved gelatin in the primary to clear up the beer, then cold crashing in primary as well. I won't be using the yeast again, so I'm not concerned about that.
Should I be concerned about the carbonation while it's still in primary? OG was 1.053. This is my first sample since it went into primary, so I guess I could leave it for another few days, but it's been 16 days, I think that it's done, gravity wise. I used US-05 yeast, pumpkin was in the mash.
Here's a pic:
What do you guys think?
However, the carbonation is really unexpected. I was planning on putting some dissolved gelatin in the primary to clear up the beer, then cold crashing in primary as well. I won't be using the yeast again, so I'm not concerned about that.
Should I be concerned about the carbonation while it's still in primary? OG was 1.053. This is my first sample since it went into primary, so I guess I could leave it for another few days, but it's been 16 days, I think that it's done, gravity wise. I used US-05 yeast, pumpkin was in the mash.
Here's a pic:
What do you guys think?