tjs0329
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Didn't know whether to post this here or in the beginner's forum...if it needs moved, feel free.
We have one batch in bottles and two more in secondary. My questions relate to the ones fermenting still.
1. Brewer's Best Holiday Ale. OG = .068 and in primary 10 days. Racked to secondary and got .016. Gravity is in range, but on the low end on both. 1 packet Sachet yeast (don't remember qty).
2. Brewer's Best Imperial Nut Brown. OG = .072 and in primary 10 days. Racked to secondary and got .024. Again, OG was in range, but on the low end. Instructions didn't list a suggested range for FG, but seems to be coming down along with the Holiday. 1 packet Sachet yeast (don't remember qty).
So my questions...
The first batch that is bottled was also on the low end on OG and FG. All three batches we have done a 5 gal boil. Are we boiling off water that is making our FG low? We ended up only bottling 4.5 gal on the first batch. The other two are right below 5 gal after primary. I'm guessing that when we rack for bottling we will be in the 4.5-4.75 gal range. Are there any other things we do during the initial brew that effect gravity?
How much additional fermentation can we expect during secondary? All three batches might as well be considered our "first" as we did them within two weeks of each other, so don't really have much to go on. I know to take readings to be sure, but we're really trying to have the Holiday ale ready for Christmas week (10 days primary, 4 days secondary, 3 weeks in the bottle). The Nut Brown can wait, so that might be our aging experiment batch.
We were thinking of adding oak or hickory chips soaked in bourbon to the Nut Brown. Thoughts?
I'd relax and have a home brew, but none are ready yet.
We have one batch in bottles and two more in secondary. My questions relate to the ones fermenting still.
1. Brewer's Best Holiday Ale. OG = .068 and in primary 10 days. Racked to secondary and got .016. Gravity is in range, but on the low end on both. 1 packet Sachet yeast (don't remember qty).
2. Brewer's Best Imperial Nut Brown. OG = .072 and in primary 10 days. Racked to secondary and got .024. Again, OG was in range, but on the low end. Instructions didn't list a suggested range for FG, but seems to be coming down along with the Holiday. 1 packet Sachet yeast (don't remember qty).
So my questions...
The first batch that is bottled was also on the low end on OG and FG. All three batches we have done a 5 gal boil. Are we boiling off water that is making our FG low? We ended up only bottling 4.5 gal on the first batch. The other two are right below 5 gal after primary. I'm guessing that when we rack for bottling we will be in the 4.5-4.75 gal range. Are there any other things we do during the initial brew that effect gravity?
How much additional fermentation can we expect during secondary? All three batches might as well be considered our "first" as we did them within two weeks of each other, so don't really have much to go on. I know to take readings to be sure, but we're really trying to have the Holiday ale ready for Christmas week (10 days primary, 4 days secondary, 3 weeks in the bottle). The Nut Brown can wait, so that might be our aging experiment batch.
We were thinking of adding oak or hickory chips soaked in bourbon to the Nut Brown. Thoughts?
I'd relax and have a home brew, but none are ready yet.