Steve-n-Son
Member
Hello All,
this is my first homebrew, using an ingredient kit from brewer's best, and I'm pretty sure I've followed all the instructions properly. Just wondering if anything I've done is wrong or if I should just be patient.
I'm brewing an IPA with malt extracts and grains, as well as three types of hops (2 bittering, 1 aroma). The recipe (aka my only guidance) didn't say to aerate the wort so I didn't. The first two days it fermented vigorously and overflowed the airlock just a little bit. I cleaned it out and sanitized it and it hasn't made a bubble for 2 days, which is when the recipe instructs to bottle it but I can't imagine it's ready to bottle after 4 days.
The OG reading was 1.058 (target was 1.060) and I haven't measured since then. Just wondering if it's time to take a reading and move it to the secondary or if I should just keep waiting.
Thanks in advance for any help, and happy brewing!
-Steve
this is my first homebrew, using an ingredient kit from brewer's best, and I'm pretty sure I've followed all the instructions properly. Just wondering if anything I've done is wrong or if I should just be patient.
I'm brewing an IPA with malt extracts and grains, as well as three types of hops (2 bittering, 1 aroma). The recipe (aka my only guidance) didn't say to aerate the wort so I didn't. The first two days it fermented vigorously and overflowed the airlock just a little bit. I cleaned it out and sanitized it and it hasn't made a bubble for 2 days, which is when the recipe instructs to bottle it but I can't imagine it's ready to bottle after 4 days.
The OG reading was 1.058 (target was 1.060) and I haven't measured since then. Just wondering if it's time to take a reading and move it to the secondary or if I should just keep waiting.
Thanks in advance for any help, and happy brewing!
-Steve