ScoobyDude
Well-Known Member
I have two unrelated questions here:
1. How long does my beer need to ferment/sit in the primary carboy (not using a secondary) prior to bottling? or maybe a better question is when do I know it's done? And adding to that, what factors contribute to fermentation time?
2. When preparing the wort, how much loss occurs due to evaporation? My 5 gallon batch came out looking pretty short. I'll admit I did not measure out the gallon line in the 6.5g carboy, so it may well be fine, but I am still curious if evaporation is significant since the liquid is boiling for 90 minutes or so.
1. How long does my beer need to ferment/sit in the primary carboy (not using a secondary) prior to bottling? or maybe a better question is when do I know it's done? And adding to that, what factors contribute to fermentation time?
2. When preparing the wort, how much loss occurs due to evaporation? My 5 gallon batch came out looking pretty short. I'll admit I did not measure out the gallon line in the 6.5g carboy, so it may well be fine, but I am still curious if evaporation is significant since the liquid is boiling for 90 minutes or so.