I understand it's only been 1 week but the gravity readings on one are almost on par with what it's going to be or lower.
1. Pumpkin Ale
OG was around 1.054
SG currently : 1.012
Been in primary for 1 week (8 days) just racked to secondary
Sample tasted watered down, gf says she can taste the pumpkin but it needs more spice and carbonation to really tell.
2. Heather Ale
OG was around 1.036
Still is around 1.036
Tastes sour
Is the Pumpkin Ale (Thunderstruck Pumpkin Ale) suppose to be done that quickly and I wonder why does it taste watered down? We stuck to the recipe like glue but it indicates that it's done only after a week of primary.
Is a batch of beer in the process of fermenting suppose to taste sour before it's done? Or did we screw up somewhere along the lines do you think?
The readings for Gravity just don't make any sense after just one week...
We ARE going to let them sit for another couple weeks at least so we aren't stressing it now. We have never tasted a fermenting beer at 8 days so we have never tasted beer at that point.
Any ideas or suggestions aside from relaxing and letting it go?
thanks
Jake
1. Pumpkin Ale
OG was around 1.054
SG currently : 1.012
Been in primary for 1 week (8 days) just racked to secondary
Sample tasted watered down, gf says she can taste the pumpkin but it needs more spice and carbonation to really tell.
2. Heather Ale
OG was around 1.036
Still is around 1.036
Tastes sour
Is the Pumpkin Ale (Thunderstruck Pumpkin Ale) suppose to be done that quickly and I wonder why does it taste watered down? We stuck to the recipe like glue but it indicates that it's done only after a week of primary.
Is a batch of beer in the process of fermenting suppose to taste sour before it's done? Or did we screw up somewhere along the lines do you think?
The readings for Gravity just don't make any sense after just one week...
We ARE going to let them sit for another couple weeks at least so we aren't stressing it now. We have never tasted a fermenting beer at 8 days so we have never tasted beer at that point.
Any ideas or suggestions aside from relaxing and letting it go?
thanks
Jake