newbrewerny
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We brewed the True Brew Red Ale kit one week ago; our beginning
gravity was quite low (1.034) and the beer only actively fermented
(visible bubbling in the airlock) for about 24 hours. The temperature
in our apartment dropped considerably with the first freeze of the
year, and we fear that the yeast may have been too cold to properly
ferment. The final gravity, after checking today, is 1.015, which
means that we've had 55% attenuation in our brew.
This is one of our first attempts at brewing beer, and we're not sure whether to leave the brew for a few more days, in hopes that the yeast may consume more sugar, or whether we should simply toss this brew out. Our low beginning gravity may be a sign that we've done something wrong. It tastes OK, just fairly watery.
Any advice would be appreciated!
gravity was quite low (1.034) and the beer only actively fermented
(visible bubbling in the airlock) for about 24 hours. The temperature
in our apartment dropped considerably with the first freeze of the
year, and we fear that the yeast may have been too cold to properly
ferment. The final gravity, after checking today, is 1.015, which
means that we've had 55% attenuation in our brew.
This is one of our first attempts at brewing beer, and we're not sure whether to leave the brew for a few more days, in hopes that the yeast may consume more sugar, or whether we should simply toss this brew out. Our low beginning gravity may be a sign that we've done something wrong. It tastes OK, just fairly watery.
Any advice would be appreciated!