Hi,
Me and a few friends started our first brew of lager on Saturday 29th. After a day or so the fermentation started very nicely and we had constant bubbles coming through the airlock. No need to worry then surely, you say?
Well, after about 2 days of good fermenting it has now calmed down a lot and the bubbles are now very slow. So it appears that fermentation has slowed down a huge amount. I decided to take an S.G reading and it came to 1.010 which I thought was good but not quite there yet.
My worry is that it isn't going to reach the ideal S.G that we want (1.006 or lower). Am I worrying for no reason?!
Also, when I sampled the brew in a sample cylinder, it was incredibly cloudy and not nearly as clear and sharp as a good lager should be. Is that something to be worried about?
Thanks for reading and sorry for being a complete novice!
Alex
Me and a few friends started our first brew of lager on Saturday 29th. After a day or so the fermentation started very nicely and we had constant bubbles coming through the airlock. No need to worry then surely, you say?
Well, after about 2 days of good fermenting it has now calmed down a lot and the bubbles are now very slow. So it appears that fermentation has slowed down a huge amount. I decided to take an S.G reading and it came to 1.010 which I thought was good but not quite there yet.
My worry is that it isn't going to reach the ideal S.G that we want (1.006 or lower). Am I worrying for no reason?!
Also, when I sampled the brew in a sample cylinder, it was incredibly cloudy and not nearly as clear and sharp as a good lager should be. Is that something to be worried about?
Thanks for reading and sorry for being a complete novice!
Alex