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Leave it sit for 2 more weeks.
twalte
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Yes...
I leave mine in primary for almost 4 weeks if possible.
(And start drinking beer from the store that does not use twist offs. Save the bottles...that's part of the fun)
BrewerinBR said:
+1 or even more.
You bottle after 1 week? You may consider experimenting and letting this batch sit for about 30 days from brew day and then bottle. See what you think of the finished product.
Yeah,3 weeks is average for my ales. That gives it time to finish fermenting,clean up by products of fermentation,& settle out clear or slightly misty before bottling.
Everything I make sits in primary for at least 1 month. A little more time in primary can't hurt your end product - but too little time can definitely hurt it.
Do you mean how can you tell if your beer is fermenting?
Well,if you see some krausen foam on top of the fermenting beer is one way. Best way is with a hydrometer.
Unless your fermenter has a spigot,you'll have to open it totake a sample.
Go ahead,just don't be rough about it. You don't want o2 getting into the beer at this point from splashing or the like. Just use a sanitized baster to take the sample & put it in the tube the hydrometer came in. That's what I use. Try not to desturb the beer any more than needed,& the co2 layer will stay put for the most part. Set the sample aside & seal the FV back up before proceeding & you should be fine.
twalte
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I would just leave it alone...way to early to move to bottles. I know it's hard, but letting the yeast do their thing for at least two more weeks is the way to go IMO.
Any recipe,even a kit one,should have an OG/FG range listed to go by.
Yeah,that's just initial fermentation getting done. It'll now slowly,uneventfully creep down to FG.
3 weeks at 68-70F for best results is the general wisdom, but I usually crack and try one after a week or two.
3-4 weeks before at least a 1 week fridge time to catch the average pale ale at it's best.
Agreed; my beers clear a lot after being in the fridge for about a week. Not sure if they taste appreciably better, but they sure look pretty.
