LadyGwen
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*sigh.. I lost what it looks to be a 6 pack of brown ale.. I have glass and beer all over the pantry.. This was our second kit (second brew ever)
oh well...
oh well...
*sigh.. I lost what it looks to be a 6 pack of brown ale.. I have glass and beer all over the pantry.. This was our second kit (second brew ever)
oh well...
Pictures please!
On a serious note, as I am sure you already know you either over carbed or had an infection. Did you use a bottling bucket and measure out the correct amount of sugar for the CO2 level you were going for? And did you make sure to use a hydrometer and check multiple times at the end of primary to see if the yeasties were done?
Its also possible fermentation wasn't finished. 1.018 is a touch high IMO. I know you said it was stable for a week, but it can take longer than that for the brew to drop the last few point or two, and that's all it takes to make bottle bombs.
How long was it in primary and/or secondary before you bottled?
Its also possible fermentation wasn't finished. 1.018 is a touch high IMO. I know you said it was stable for a week, but it can take longer than that for the brew to drop the last few point or two, and that's all it takes to make bottle bombs.
How long was it in primary and/or secondary before you bottled?
Maybe we should have waited another week... hmmm.
We had it in the primary for about 3 weeks.The obvious fermenting only lasted about a week..
The ending gravity was 1.018 for a whole week before we bottled.. the OG was 1.046.
unfortunately that looks like a stalled fermentation. 1.018 is too high a FG for 1.046.
did you do a secondary? or did you primary and then bottle? You likely kicked up fermentation by racking for bottling, and then the added sugar didn't help matters.
get EVERY remaining bottle in the fridge NOW. get them cold, and then start opening bottles.
unfortunately that looks like a stalled fermentation. 1.018 is too high a FG for 1.046.
did you do a secondary? or did you primary and then bottle? You likely kicked up fermentation by racking for bottling, and then the added sugar didn't help matters.
get EVERY remaining bottle in the fridge NOW. get them cold, and then start opening bottles.
This just happened to me with my first True Brew kit. After 2 weeks in the primary bucket, SG readings were stable at 1.017. I moved to the secondary and fermentation took off! It's been 3 days in the secondary and I still have bubbles every 6-7 seconds.This raises the hydrometer question, if they tested it 3 weeks in and the scale did not change across various readings one can only assume its done. But the FG does seem high, wonder if it just stalled out?
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