I am doing the True Brew Pilsner kit for my first beer brew ever. I had an original gravity of 1.045 and waited a week to get my final and it said 1.016-8ish and I waited 3 more days and it hasn't changed. It was suppose to get into the 1.01-1.012 range on the brew sheet that came in the kit. I'm scratching my head as to what I might have done wrong.
I transferred the beer into my secondary fermenter and added about a gallon of water to make up the 5 gallons I was originally suppose to have before I started fermenting. I had about 4 1/4 when I started fermenting.
My question is I have the beer in my fridge at around 40F doing its secondary fermenting but is is possible it will reach a lower gravity as time proceeds? I really want it to get to 1.010 to 1.012 range before I start bottling it.
I apologize for the rookie mistakes and have learned a lot on my first batch. Being patient and thorough in everything you do is the best advice I can give a brand new brewer. I appreciate everyone's help thus far too. I really have enjoyed brewing so far and can't wait to try this Pilsner brew.
I transferred the beer into my secondary fermenter and added about a gallon of water to make up the 5 gallons I was originally suppose to have before I started fermenting. I had about 4 1/4 when I started fermenting.
My question is I have the beer in my fridge at around 40F doing its secondary fermenting but is is possible it will reach a lower gravity as time proceeds? I really want it to get to 1.010 to 1.012 range before I start bottling it.
I apologize for the rookie mistakes and have learned a lot on my first batch. Being patient and thorough in everything you do is the best advice I can give a brand new brewer. I appreciate everyone's help thus far too. I really have enjoyed brewing so far and can't wait to try this Pilsner brew.